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Is there a decisive role for the epworth sleepiness scale in the diagnosis of sleep apnea syndrome?

Epworth uykululuk testinin obstruktif uyku apne sendromu tanısında belirleyici rolü var mıdır?

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ESS is the most widely used subjective test for determining the daytime sleepiness; yet, inter-individual variations complicate its utility in the diagnosis of sleep apnea.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Polysomnography (PSG) conducted in a fully-equipped sleep laboratory is considered as the golden standard for the diagnosis of sleep apnea syndrome (SAS), yet it is time consuming and expensive.
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Key Findings & Data:In our study, the clinical data of 258 SAS patients were analyzed in a retrospective fashion.
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Conclusion & Impact:ESS is the most widely used subjective test for determining the daytime sleepiness; yet, inter-individual variations complicate its utility in the diagnosis of sleep apnea.
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Abstract

Polysomnography (PSG) conducted in a fully-equipped sleep laboratory is considered as the golden standard for the diagnosis of sleep apnea syndrome (SAS), yet it is time consuming and expensive. Since daytime sleepiness or lack of energy are among the symptoms of SAS, several questionnaires have been employed to reveal the degree of sleepiness and to help diagnosing SAS without performing a PSG, such as the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), STOP-Bang score and the Berlin Questionnaire. The current study results, which have investigated the correlations between ESS and SAS are contradictory. Therefore, we aimed to question the relevance of this correlation in our patient cohort. In our study, the clinical data of 258 SAS patients were analyzed in a retrospective fashion. Among the investigated cases, 218 (84%) were male and 40 (16%) were female. Our findings confirm a lack of correlation between ESS and SAS (p=0.7, r=0.02, Pearson). ESS is the most widely used subjective test for determining the daytime sleepiness; yet, inter-individual variations complicate its utility in the diagnosis of sleep apnea.

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Uyku apnesinin tanısında "altın standart", tam teşekküllü bir uyku laboratuarında yapılan polisomnografi incelemesidir, ancak pahalı ve zaman alıcıdır. Gündüzleri artmış uykululuk ve enerji yoksunluğu uyku apne sendromunun birer belirtisi olduğundan, PSG yapılmadan, gün içi uykululuğun ölçüldüğü Vizüel Analog Skala (VAS), Epworth Uykululuk Skalası (EUS), STOP-Bang Testi ve Berlin Anketi gibi testler apne tanısına yardımcı olur düşüncesiyle kullanılmıştır. Uyku apne sendromu ile EUS ilişkisini inceleyen güncel araştırmaların sonucu çelişkilidir. Bu sebeple biz kendi hasta grubumuzda bu sorunun cevabını araştırdık. Bu çalışmada hastanemizde uyku apnesi tanısı konulmuş toplam 258 hastanın retrospektif olarak incelenmiştir. Hastaların 218'i (%84) erkek, 40'ı (%16) kadındı. Bizim sonuçlarımız EUS ile uyku apnesi arasında anlamlı bir korelasyon olmadığını doğruladı (p=0.7, r=0.02, Pearson). Gündüz artmış uykululuğu göstermek için günümüzde en çok kullanılan subjektif inceleme yöntemi EUS'dur, fakat bireyler arasında görülen farklar bu testin apne tanısında kullanılmasını zorlaştırmaktadır.

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KENDİRLİ, M. T., AKGÖZ, G., ÖZDAĞ, M. F., TEKELİ, H., YAŞAR, H., BALIBEY, H., KENDİRLİ, N. (2016). Is there a decisive role for the epworth sleepiness scale in the diagnosis of sleep apnea syndrome?. Gülhane Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 58 - Sayı: 2, 161–164. https://ajindex.com/articles/186415

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