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Categories: (1) Sleep Apnea General Information   Co-morbidities, Children & Sleep Apnea, General Pathophysiology ...

Links: (2) Sleep Apnea, Alertness, and Motor Vehicle Crashes - Sleep apnea causes impairment in performance and is associated with an increased risk of motor vehicle crashes compared with the general population of drivers. Australian study shows that sleep apnea is an independent risk factor for mortality - Moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea is an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality, represented by a fully adjusted hazard ratio of 6.24. Previous studies linking OSA to mortality have involved patients referred to sleep clinics rather than community-based samples; the association between OSA and mortality in the community was unknown.

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