Low specificity needs to be considered when STOP-Bang or Mallampati score are used to identify patients at risk for sleep apnea
Minerva Anestesiol
.
2016 Aug;82(8):915-6.
Epub 2016 Apr 13.
Authors
Frank G Dette
1
,
Juergen Graf
,
Werner Cassel
,
Carla Lloyd-Jones
,
Stefan Boehm
,
Martin Zoremba
,
Patrick Schramm
,
Gunther Pestel
,
Serge C Thal
Affiliation
1
Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany - Frank.Dette@web.de.
PMID:
27075211
No abstract available
Publication types
Letter
Comment
MeSH terms
Humans
Polysomnography*
Sensitivity and Specificity*
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Surveys and Questionnaires