Publications by authors named "Francisco Javier Puertas Cuesta"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the link between a short lingual frenulum and the risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children, suggesting that it may lead to abnormal facial development and increased airway resistance during sleep.
- Conducted following PRISMA guidelines, the review analyzed 239 articles, ultimately synthesizing data from six studies, assessing their quality and conducting a meta-analysis.
- Findings show a significant association between a short frenulum and OSA risk, with odds ratios indicating a higher likelihood of developing sleep apnea, while also highlighting the importance of considering other factors like tongue mobility and palate shape in future research.
The main aim of this international consensus document on obstructive sleep apnea is to provide guidelines based on a critical analysis of the latest literature to help health professionals make the best decisions in the care of adult patients with this disease. The expert working group was formed primarily of 17 scientific societies and 56 specialists from a wide geographical area (including the participation of 4 international societies), an expert in methodology, and a documentalist from the Iberoamerican Cochrane Center. The document consists of a main section containing the most significant innovations and a series of online manuscripts that report the systematic literature searches performed for each section of the international consensus document.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe development of devices has increase interest in the use of ambulatory methods to detect sleep disorders more objectively than those permitted by subjective scales evaluating sleep quality, while subjects maintain their usual lifestyle. This study aims to validate an ambulatory circadian monitoring (ACM) device for the detection of sleep and wake states and apply it to the evaluation of sleep quality in patients with Parkinson disease (PD). A polysomnographic validation study was conducted on a group of patients with different sleep disorders in a preliminary phase, followed by a pilot study to apply this methodology to PD patients.
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