An unexplained death in the psychiatric emergency room: a case of undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea?

An unexplained death in the psychiatric emergency room: a case of undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea? Jean K. Fleischman, M.D., Renuka Ananthamoorthy, M.D., Harly Greenberg, M.D., Carolyn Harvey, R.N., Joseph P. Merlino, M.D., M.P.A.⁎ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica, NY, USA Department of Psychiatry, Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica, NY, USA Sleep Disorders Center, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, New Hyde Park, NY, USA Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica, NY 11432, USA Received 4 May 2007; accepted 30 July 2007