Sleep apnoea management in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic: data from the European Sleep Apnoea Database (ESADA)

Eur Respir J. 2020 Jun 18;55(6):2001323. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01323-2020. Print 2020 Jun.

Abstract

This study identified an 80% shutdown of sleep apnoea management throughout Europe. Most services have been limited to phone-based follow-up and the management of high-priority cases. Mitigation strategies appear to be insufficiently exploited. https://bit.ly/2KWf3IY

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure*
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Databases, Factual
  • Delivery of Health Care*
  • Europe / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Polysomnography
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Sleep Apnea Syndromes / diagnosis*
  • Sleep Apnea Syndromes / therapy*
  • Sleep Medicine Specialty
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Telemedicine*