The Contribution of Head Position to the Apnea/Hypopnea Index in Patients with Position-Dependent Obstructive Sleep Apnea
| Autor: | Ellen R. van Kesteren, Anthony A. J. Hilgevoord |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
education.field_of_study
medicine.medical_specialty Supine position Hypnogram business.industry Population Apnea medicine.disease nervous system diseases respiratory tract diseases Obstructive sleep apnea stomatognathic system Apnea–hypopnea index Internal medicine mental disorders medicine Cardiology In patient medicine.symptom education business Hypopnea psychological phenomena and processes |
| Zdroj: | Positional Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea ISBN: 9783319096254 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-319-09626-1_5 |
| Popis: | It is generally known that body position affects apnea/hypopnea occurrence during sleep in patients with OSA. In a substantial proportion of OSA patients, the apnea/hypopnea index (AHI) is highest when lying in supine position compared to the other sleep positions. In the hypnogram, this is reflected by a clear clustering of respiratory events correlated to the supine position. However, in our OSA population, we encountered hypnograms with clear apnea/hypopnea clusters, but without this relationship to supine or other body position. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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