title: [Polysomnography: useful or superfluous?].
abstract: The sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome is a common disorder. Medical and social complications are frequent. When the condition is untreated, life expectancy is reduced. The standard technique for diagnosing sleep apnea and establishing effective long-term treatment is overnight polysomnography. Limited diagnostic investigations and screening methods are currently being investigated.
authors.affiliation: Pneumologische Abteilung, Inselspital Bern.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gugger
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D017286:Polysomnography; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014609:Uvula / Q000601:surgery