Benzodiazepines Associated With Acute Respiratory Failure in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

• Main Authors: Sheng-Huei Wang (Author), Wei-Shan Chen (Author), Shih-En Tang (Author), Hung-Che Lin (Author), Chung-Kan Peng (Author), Hsuan-Te Chu (Author), Chia-Hung Kao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aims: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and insomnia commonly coexist; hypnotics are broadly prescribed for insomnia therapy. However, the safety of hypnotics use in OSA patients is unclear. We conducted a retrospective case-control study to investigate the risk of adverse respiratory events in hypnotic...