Original Article
Nocturnal Hypoxia and Arterial Lactate Levels in Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders
Background:Lactate may be useful in pointing out the higher risk subgroups in sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBD) with various patterns of hypoxemia. We aimed to search whether morning and night lactate levels are related to apnea-hypopnea, hypoventilation, and hypoxemia in patients with SRBD and to compare it with patients without SRBD…