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ArticleClinical and experimental hepatology2020

How frequent is sleep-disordered breathing among Egyptian cirrhotic adults?

Nahla Elgammal, Tarik I Zaher, Hoida Elkomy, Ahmed Attia Abdelmoaty, Mohamed Abdallah, Mohamed H Emara

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Article in Clinical and experimental hepatology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nahla ElgammalTropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Tarik I ZaherTropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Hoida ElkomyChest Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Ahmed Attia AbdelmoatyTropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Mohamed AbdallahTropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Mohamed H EmaraHepatology, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelshiekh University, Kafr Elshikh, Egypt.
Zagazig University · EGKafrelsheikh University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aim of the studyLiver cirrhosis is an irreversible destructive liver disease that is associated with a wide range of complications. Among the recognized comorbidities of liver cirrhosis are sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), which is being more and more often described among cirrhotics. This study aimed to detect the prevalence of SDB among Egyptian post-viral cirrhotic adults. MATERIAL AND

methodsThis study enrolled 48 post-viral cirrhotic patients and 16 apparently healthy control subjects. All patients and controls were evaluated by thorough history taking, full clinical examination, laboratory investigations, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale questionnaire, the Berlin Questionnaire and polysomnography.

resultsPatients and controls were comparable as regards baseline demographics. Patients with liver cirrhosis had higher frequency of SDB compared to controls (56.2% vs. 12.5%,

conclusionsIt seems that post-viral cirrhotic patients had a wide range of SDB with variable degrees of severity compared to the healthy controls.

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cirrhosisobstructive sleep apneapolysomnographysleep-disordered breathing

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