Abstract:Introduction: COPD is associated with complications such as reduced oxygen saturation and hypoventilation during sleep and is underdiagnosed among normoxemic patients. To identify the daytime parameters to predict nocturnal oxygen desaturation in normoxemic patients with moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. To correlate the presence of nocturnal oxygen desaturation with pulmonary hypertension. Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was performed at ACS medical college Chennai f… Show more
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