title: [Opportunities for diagnosis and treatment of nocturnal hypoxia in outpatient clinic].
abstract: Sleep disordered breathing is an important medical and socio-economic issue. A lot of evidence exists for the impact of sleep apnea on the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases, occupational injuries, as well as all-cause mortality. Detection of this type of pathology is challenging due to the complexity and high cost of the procedures. The nocturnal polysomnography was considered as a "gold standard" in the management of any sleep disorders for a long time. However, the development of technology simplified diagnostic equipment and make it possible to diagnose sleep disordered breathing in outpatient department. In this article we reviewed 3-phase approach to the diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea. Also we describe our own cost-effective experience of implementing of screening examination for sleep apnea in outpatient clinic, using the continuous pulse oximetry monitoring.
authors: A V
authors: AV
authors: Tikhova
authors: A P
authors: AP
authors: Popov
authors: R V
authors: RV
authors: Buzunov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010092:Oximetry / Q000379:methods; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000379:methods; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*