MA Xiaohua , OUYANG Songyun , SUN Peizong , CHEN Ruiying
  • Department of Respiratory and Sleep Disorder, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University. Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China Corresponding Author: OUYANG Song-yun, E-mail:mxhmkh@ 163. com;
Sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome; Missed diagnosis; Hypertension; Diabetes mellitus; Metabolic syndrome
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Objective  To analyze the causes of missed diagnosis of sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome ( SAHS) .
Methods  42 missed diagnosed cases with SAHS from May 2009 to May 2011 were retrospectively analyzed and related literatures were reviewed.
Results  The SAHS patients often visited the doctors for complications of SAHS such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, etc. Clinical misdiagnosis rate was very high. Lack of specific symptoms during the day, complicated morbidities, and insufficient knowledge of SAHS led to the high misdiagnosis rate and the poor treatment effect of patients with SAHS.
Conclusion  Strengthening the educational propaganda of SAHS, detail medical history collection, and polysomnography monitoring ( PSG) as early as possible can help diagnose SAHS more accurately and reduce missed diagnosis.

Citation： MA Xiaohua,OUYANG Songyun,SUN Peizong,CHEN Ruiying. Missed Diagnosis of Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome: Analysis of 42 Cases and Literature Review. Chinese Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2012, 11(1): 65-68. doi: Copy