[HTML][HTML] Sleep apnoea and driving risk: the need for regulation

WT McNicholas, D Rodenstein - European respiratory review, 2015 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a highly prevalent chronic respiratory
disorder with prevalence among adult males of≥ 10%. The most common daytime symptom …

European Respiratory Society statement on sleep apnoea, sleepiness and driving risk

MR Bonsignore, W Randerath, S Schiza… - European respiratory …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is highly prevalent and is a recognised risk factor for motor
vehicle accidents (MVA). Effective treatment with continuous positive airway pressure has …

Sleep apnoea and driving: how can this be dealt with?

J Krieger - European Respiratory Review, 2007 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Excessive daytime sleepiness has long been known to be associated with an increased risk
of often particularly severe traffic accidents. Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is among the …

Obstructive sleep apnea and driving: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Sleep Society position paper

N Ayas, R Skomro, A Blackman, K Curren… - Canadian respiratory …, 2014 - hindawi.com
Individuals with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) experience sleep fragmentation and poor
sleep quality that results in daytime sleepiness, which impairs performance during driving …

[PDF][PDF] New standards and guidelines for drivers with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome-report of the obstructive sleep apnoea working group

WT McNicholas - 2013 - lenus.ie
Abstract Obstructive Sleep Apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a prevalent chronic sleeprelated
disease inducing among other consequences an increased risk of Motor Vehicle Accidents …

[HTML][HTML] Sleep apnoea: a major and under-recognised public health concern

WT McNicholas, Y Luo, N Zhong - Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
© Journal of Thoracic Disease. All rights reserved. J Thorac Dis 2015; 7 (8): 1269-1272
www. jthoracdis. com up to 50% of OSAS patients and studies of the prevalence of sleep …

Driving in Europe: the need of a common policy for drivers with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

D Rodenstein… - Journal of sleep …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSA) increases the risk of motor vehicle crashes, and
of all medical disorders, has greatest risk in this respect. There is no consistency in the way …

Variability in clinicians' opinions regarding fitness to drive in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS)

A Dwarakanath, M Twiddy, D Ghosh, SL Jamson… - Thorax, 2015 - thorax.bmj.com
We evaluated clinicians' current practice for giving advice to patients with obstructive sleep
apnoea syndrome. Clinicians were invited to complete a web-based survey and indicate the …

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: assessing and managing risk in the motor vehicle operator

D Hiestand, B Phillips - Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Further study is needed to more fully characterize the interplay between sleepiness and
OSA, the crash risk associated with untreated OSA, and the benefit of treatment on reducing …

Sleep apnoea and driving risk. European Respiratory Society Task Force on" Public Health and Medicolegal Implications of Sleep Apnoea"

WT McNicholas - European Respiratory Journal, 1999 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) represents the most common organic cause of
excessive daytime sleepiness. It has a prevalence of at least 1±4% according to different …