@article{Damasceno Inácio_Silva_Ferreira_Fernandes_2020, title={PATIENTS PROFILE AT THE SLEEP APNEA OUTPATIENT CLINIC AT A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL}, volume={11}, url={https://periodicos.ufrn.br/jscr/article/view/20679}, DOI={10.20398/jscr.v11i1.20679}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by recurrent collapses of the pharyngeal region during sleep, resulting in a substantial reduction in airflow (apnea and hypopnea), despite respiratory efforts. <strong>Objective</strong>: To report the profile of patients referred to the Sleep Apnea Outpatient Clinic of Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes (HUOL), emphasizing on the main risk factors associated with OSAS. <strong>Methodology</strong>: It is retrospective study, cross-sectional, in which data obtained by reviewing medical records of patients seen at the sleep apnea outpatient clinic between 2017 and 2019 were used. <strong>Results</strong>: Medical records of 43 patients were evaluated, being (62, 8%) male and (37.2%) female. All patients underwent previous screening before polysomnography, being divided into three groups: Group I - with mild OSAS: 8 patients (18.6%); Group II - with moderate OSAS: 18 patients (41.8%); Group III - with severe OSAS: 17 patients (39.5%). <strong>Conclusion</strong>: Sleep apnea syndrome is commonly correlated with metabolic syndrome.</p>}, number={1}, journal={JOURNAL OF SURGICAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH}, author={Damasceno Inácio, Natania Tuanny and Silva, Juliane Patrícia Grigório da and Ferreira, Lidiane Maria de Brito Macedo and Fernandes, Alexandre Augusto}, year={2020}, month={May}, pages={23–30} }