ReviewBreathe (Sheffield, England)2021
Defining obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: a failure of semantic rules.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Artificial Intelligence Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Using Overnight Pulse Oximetry: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Association between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and metabolic syndrome: a severity-stratified meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Study of Two Sedative Protocols for Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy: Propofol versus Propofol-Remifentanil Combination, Delivered in Target-Controlled Infusion Mode.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Trial
- Mandibular Advancement Device Therapy in 182 DISE-Selected Adults with Moderate-to-Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Multicenter Real-World Study.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- OSA in the aging population: Diagnostic and therapeutic considerations.Sleep medicine reviews · 2026Review
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- Obstructive sleep apnea as a modifier of endocrine toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors in lung cancer.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Proposal for a New Questionnaire for the Early Identification of Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome.Cureus · 2025Article
- Management of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Many Questions, Not Enough Answers!Journal of sleep research · 2025Review
- The role of weight management in sleep disordered breathing.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2025Review
- Association of obstructive sleep apnea in children with and without cleft lip palate.BMC oral health · 2025Article
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- Towards automatic home-based sleep apnea estimation using deep learning.NPJ digital medicine · 2024Article
- Comparing efficacy of the mandibular advancement device after drug-induced sleep endoscopy and continuous positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Article
- Increased Levels of VCAM-1 in Patients with High Cardiovascular Risk and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- INFLUENCE OF CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE TREATMENT ON AUDITORY EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS P300.Acta clinica Croatica · 2022Article
- Disease definitions in respiratory and sleep medicine: changes in diagnostic criteria and categories over time and clinical implications.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is one of the most ubiquitous medical conditions in industrialised society. Since the recognition that symptoms of excessive daytime somnolence, problems with concentration, mood and cognitive impairment, as well as cardiometabolic abnormalities can arise as a consequence of obstructed breathing during sleep, it has been subject to variation in its definition. Over the past five decades, attempts have been made to standardise the definitions and scoring criteria used for apnoeas and hypopnoea, which are the hallmarks of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). However, applying these definitions in clinical and research practice has resulted in over- and under-estimation of the severity and prevalence of OSAS. Furthermore, the definitions may eventually become redundant in the context of rapid technological advances in breathing measurement and other signal acquisition. Increased efforts towards precision medicine have led to a focus on the pathophysiology of obstructed breathing during sleep. However, the same degree of effort has not been focused on how and why the latter does or does not result in diurnal symptoms, integral to the definition of OSAS. This review focuses on OSAS in adults and discusses some of the difficulties with current definitions and the possible reasons behind them.
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