Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea During Commercial Driver Medical Examinations

Objective: To evaluate consensus criteria for screening commercial drivers for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Methods: Consecutive drivers underwent OSA screening using Joint Task Force consensus criteria at commercial driver medical examinations. Outcomes included: clinical yield of screening; and...

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Published in:	Journal of occupational and environmental medicine Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 275 - 282
Main Authors:	Parks, Philip D., Durand, Gerardo, Tsismenakis, Antonios J., Vela-Bueno, Antonio, Kales, Stefanos N.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01-03-2009 The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Airway management Anthropometry Automobile drivers Biological and medical sciences Body Mass Index Consensus FAST TRACK ARTICLE Female Humans Male Mass Screening - methods Mass Screening - standards Medical sciences Middle Aged Occupational health Occupational Medicine Physical Examination Physical examinations Pneumology Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases Retrospective Studies Sleep apnea Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - epidemiology Transportation United States - epidemiology Young Adult United States North America America Vehicle driver Human Nervous system diseases Sleep apnea syndrome Respiratory disease Traffic safety Traffic accident Road safety Medical screening Detection Occupational exposure Occupational medicine
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