Rationale and Design of the Turkish Sleep Apnea Database - TURKAPNE: A National, Multicenter, Observational, Prospective Cohort Study

---

Copy For Citation

PEKER Y., Basoglu Ö. K., Fırat H., URSAVAŞ A., ÖZSANCAK UĞURLU A., Kerget B., ...More

Turkish Thoracic Journal, vol.19, pp.136-140, 2018 (Scopus)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 19
• Publication Date: 2018
• Doi Number: 10.5152/turkthoracj.2018.18097
• Journal Name: Turkish Thoracic Journal
• Journal Indexes: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Page Numbers: pp.136-140
• Keywords: Obstructive sleep apnea, clinical registry, quality of care, POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE, CARDIOVASCULAR CONSEQUENCES, CONTROLLED-TRIAL, REM-SLEEP, ESADA, PREVALENCE, RISK, CPAP, HYPERTENSION, THERAPY
• Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The primary aim of The Turkish Sleep Apnea Database (TURKAPNE) study is to generate a cross-sectional nationwide database for defining the clinical and polysomnographic characteristics of the patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in Turkey.