Citation

Terán-Santos J, Egea Santaolalla C, Montserrat JM, Masa Jiménez F, Librada Escribano MV, Mirabet E, Valdés Rodríguez E. Arch Bronconeumol. 2016; 53(6): 336-341.

Vernacular Title

Apnea del sueño y conducción de vehículos. Recomendaciones para la interpretación del nuevo Reglamento General de Conductores en España.

Affiliation

Unidad de Programas de Aptitud Psicofísica. Subdirección General de Políticas Viales. Dirección General de Tráfico, España.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.arbres.2016.11.007

PMID

28038795

Abstract

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.

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