TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Sleep apnea and driving. Recommendations for interpreting Spanish regulations for drivers
JO  - Archivos de Bronconeumología
A1  - Terán-Santos, Joaquín
A1  - Egea Santaolalla, Carlos
A1  - Montserrat, Jose María
A1  - Masa Jiménez, Fernando
A1  - Librada Escribano, Maria Villar
A1  - Mirabet, Enrique
A1  - Valdés Rodríguez, Elena
SP  - 336
EP  - 341
VL  - 53
IS  - 6
N2  - Road traffic accidents are one of the main causes of death worldwide and are clearly associated with sleepiness. Individuals with undiagnosed sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) are among the population with a high risk of experiencing sleepiness at the wheel and, consequently, road traffic accidents. Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has been shown to reduce the risk of accidents among drivers with SAHS. For this reason, the European Union has included this disease in the psychological and physical criteria for obtaining or renewing a driving license. To comply with this European Directive, Spain has updated its driving laws accordingly. To facilitate the implementation of the new regulations, a group of experts from various medical societies and institutions has prepared these guidelines that include questionnaires to screen for SAHS, diagnostic and therapeutic criteria, and physician's report templates.<br><br>Copyright © 2016 SEPAR. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: es</p>
LA  - es
SN  - 0300-2896
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arbres.2016.11.007
ID  - ref1
ER  -