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I tried doing a pubmed search and couldn't come up with what I was looking for, so I thought I would ask the experts here on the forum.
My question is in a hypothetical patient if his AHI were say 50-60 and then he used CPAP or had MMA surgery (some intervention) and his AHI were reduced to 30 and no longer had daytime sleepiness, what impact does this have on his overall morbidity. i.e:
Does a reduction in AHI have a linear relationship to adverse events and are there studies that show this? (is an AHI of 30 better than 50, or is it really the same because its still severe).
Thanks in advance.
My question is in a hypothetical patient if his AHI were say 50-60 and then he used CPAP or had MMA surgery (some intervention) and his AHI were reduced to 30 and no longer had daytime sleepiness, what impact does this have on his overall morbidity. i.e:
Does a reduction in AHI have a linear relationship to adverse events and are there studies that show this? (is an AHI of 30 better than 50, or is it really the same because its still severe).
Thanks in advance.