Sleep Medicine
Clinical Inquiries
What are the benefits of treating sleep apnea?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: There is little benefit to treating patients with sleep apnea who do not have daytime sleepiness. For patients with...
Clinical Inquiries
What is a reasonable initial approach to the patient with fatigue?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Half of all patients presenting with fatigue have a psychological cause. Patients with a history of anxiety or depression...
Clinical Inquiries
Is surgery effective for reducing symptoms in adults with obstructive sleep apnea?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Current evidence is insufficient to recommend surgery for symptom relief for patients with obstructive sleep apnea. More...
Q&A
What are the benefits and risks associated with the use of benzodiazepines to treat insomnia?
Holbrook AM, Crowther R, Lotter A, Cheng C, King D. Meta-analysis of benzodiazepine use in the treatment of insomnia. CMAJ 2000; 162:225-32.
Q&A
Bed Rest Ineffective as Therapy
Allen C, Glasziou P, Del Mar C. Bed rest: a potentially harmful treatment needing more careful evaluation. Lancet 1999; 354:1229-33.