Risk of Sleep Apnoea in Cerebrovascular Patients

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Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is more common in patients with cerebrovascular diseases, increasing the risk of complications and worsening the patient's condition. This study analyses the risks of OSA in patients with acute cerebrovascular events as well as the need for routine sleep apnoea screening in post-stroke patients.. This is a case control study based on questionnaire among 125 patients in Riga East clinical university hospital from January to March 2022. Of them 55 acute cerebrovascular patients in the case group and 70 in the control group. The collected data were analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics 27.. The study group of 55 participants consisted of 78.2% (N=43) cerebral infarction, 9.1% (N=5) cerebral haemorrhage and 12.7 (N=7) transitory ischaemic attack patients with mean age of 71,13 ± 1,734 years. Mean age in control group was 52,93 ± 2,406 years.92.7% of Cerebrovascular patients had an increased risk of sleep apnoea, compared to 51.5% in the control group, that is a statistically significant difference χ 2(1, N=121)=24.4, p
Period29 Mar 2023
Event titleRSU International Research Conference 2023: Knowledge for Use in Practice
Event typeConference
OrganiserRīga Stradiņš University
LocationRiga, LatviaShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational