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Consensus criteria for screening commercial drivers for obstructive sleep apnea: evidence of efficacy.

Talmage JB; Hudson TB; Hegmann KT; Thiese MS

J Occup Environ Med 2008 Mar; 50(3):324-329

https://doi.org/10.1097/jom.0b013e3181617ab8

20037326

Objective: To validate the recently published consensus criteria for screening commercial drivers for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Methods: A large, consecutive case series of commercial drivers was screened for OSA at a single occupational medicine clinic and those screening positive were referred for overnight polysomnography. Results: One hundred ninety (13%) of 1443 individuals having commercial motor vehicle driver examinations screened positive for OSA. None of these would have been detected if the only screening were the questions on the current Commercial Driver Medical examination form. One hundred thirty-four underwent polysomnography, and of those 94.8% had OSA, which is the best estimate of the positive predictive value of these consensus criteria in a population of truck drivers. Conclusion: The proposed screening criteria have a high positive predictive value in this population. This study lends support for the requirement to screen for OSA in commercial drivers.

Drivers; Transportation; Truck-drivers; Trucking; Sleep-deprivation; Sleep-disorders

James B. Talmage, MD, Occupational Health Center, 315 N. Washington Avenue, Suite 165, Cookeville, TN 38501

JOEMFM

20080301

Journal Article

olddrt@occhealth.md

Grant

2008

Grant-Number-T42-CCT-810426

3

1076-2752

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

TN; UT

Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Family & Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah