title: Persistent snoring under conscious sedation during colonoscopy is a predictor of obstructive sleep apnea.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Riad El Solh 1107 2020, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Ala I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Sharara
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: El Zahabi
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maasri
authors.forename: Jana G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Hashash
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mansour
authors.forename: Assaad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skoury
authors.forename: Zeina
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kanafani
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bou-Khalil
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Husari
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003113:Colonoscopy; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D017286:Polysomnography; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012913:Snoring / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology