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  1. Cummins E, Waseem R, Piyasena D, Wang CY, Suen C, Ryan C, et al.
    Sleep Breath, 2021 Jun 29.
    PMID: 34185230 DOI: 10.1007/s11325-021-02383-3
    PURPOSE: Since hypoxia increases erythropoietin production and inflammation, the complete blood count (CBC) has been proposed as an inexpensive alternative for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) screening. The objective of this study was to determine whether or not intermittent hypoxia and OSA severity, as measured by the mean oxygen saturation (SpO2) and apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), affect parameters measured by the CBC.

    METHODS: This retrospective study included a total of 941 surgical patients who had a pre-operative home sleep study. The pre-operative CBC was extracted from the electronic patient records. Patients were stratified according to their AHI scores, into mild (AHI ≥ 5 - 

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