Sleep Apnea: Overview: A randomised prospective parallel trial

© 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. The number of patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is increasing, and therefore the requirement to provide sleep services for such patients is also increasing. In a cash-limited healthcare system it is important for sleep physicians to have a pragmatic and evidence-based approach to OSAHS to be able to diagnose symptomatic OSAHS accurately in conjunction with a sleep study; to identify those patients most likely to benefit from continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) treatment; to identify those who would benefit from alternative treatment, such as a mandibular advancement device; and to determine the simplest and most effective way to initiate and continue CPAP therapy for the patient.