Sleep apnoea management in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic: data from the European Sleep Apnoea Database (ESADA)
Ludger Grote, Walter T. McNicholas, Jan Hedner
Abstract
<b>This study identified an 80% shutdown of sleep apnoea management throughout Europe. Most services have been limited to phone-based follow-up and the management of high-priority cases. Mitigation strategies appear to be insufficiently exploited.</b>https://bit.ly/2KWf3IY
Topics & Concepts
MedicineSleep (system call)PandemicPhoneCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)DatabasePediatricsAudiologyDiseaseInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)Computer sciencePhilosophyLinguisticsOperating systemObstructive Sleep Apnea ResearchNeuroscience of respiration and sleepTracheal and airway disorders