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Review
. 2017 Dec 22:6:2168.
doi: 10.12688/f1000research.12599.1. eCollection 2017.

Sleep apnea and its role in transportation safety

Maria Bonsignore  1   2
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Review

Sleep apnea and its role in transportation safety

Maria Bonsignore. F1000Res. .

Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a main cause of excessive daytime sleepiness and increases the risk for driving accidents, which can be normalized by treatment with continuous positive airway pressure ventilation. Since it is estimated that OSA is not diagnosed in about 80% of cases, recognition of patients at risk for driving accidents is a problem from both medical and societal points of view. Strategies to screen and identify subjects at high risk for driving accidents are under study in order to improve safety on the road, especially for commercial drivers, who show a high prevalence of OSA.

Keywords: CPAP; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Sleep disorders; driving accidents.

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