Hypotheses on Treatment Prediction with Positional Therapy 1. Calculated Non-supine AHI According to the first hypothesis, the calculated baseline non-supine AHI is equal to the actual AHI with positional therapy….
Fig. 1 POSA percentages with results from Mador et al. [7] and unpublished data Sint Lucas Andreas Ziekenhuis (SLAZ) Various Theories Different studies support the statement that patients with POSA…
A → The presence of one or more of the following applies: i. The patient complains of sleepiness, nonrestorative sleep, fatigue, or insomnia symptoms. ii. The patient wakes with breath holding, gasping,…
Fig. 1 Percentage of the total sleeping time (TST) spent in supine position and an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of a patient with mild OSA Figure 1 depicts a very archetypal…
Characteristics Mean ± SD Age 43.0 ± 13.04 BMI 27.18 ± 5.26 Neck circumference (cm) 37.64 ± 3.05 AHI 2.13 ± 1.44 Sleep efficiency (%) 87.90 ± 10.01 Total sleep time (min) 440.29 ± 3.79 SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, AHI apnea-hypopnea…
Fig. 1 Flowchart for the APOC. The red boxes show the best possible outcome for these patients with successful positional therapy (PT). AHI apnea-hypopnea index, APOC Amsterdam positional OSA Classification,…
