Elevated nocturnal desaturation index predicts mortality in interstitial lung disease

Autor: T J, Corte, S J, Wort, S, Talbot, P M, Macdonald, D M, Hansel, M, Polkey, E, Renzoni, T M, Maher, A G, Nicholson, A U, Wells
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG. 29(1)
ISSN: 1124-0490
Popis: Nocturnal desaturation may contribute to long-term pulmonary vascular stress in interstitial lung disease (ILD). We study the prevalence, severity and prognostic utility of nocturnal desaturation across ILD.ILD patients with overnight oximetry (June 2006-August 2008) were reviewed (n = 134). Significant nocturnal desaturation was considered as10% of sleep with SpO290%. Desaturation index (DI) was defined as the number of desaturation events4%/hr. Covariates, including indices of nocturnal desaturation, were evaluated against mortality.Nocturnal desaturation was present in 49 (37%) patients. 31% of patients had pulmonary hypertension (PH) on echocardiography. Increased DI was associated with higher mortality independent of age, gender and BMI (HR 1.04; 95% CI 1.00, 1.06; p = 0.009). In separate models, DI and a) elevated brain natriuretic peptide (BNP; HR 1.04; 95% CI 1.00, 1.08; p = 0.04); b) moderate-severe PH on echocardiography (HR 3.15; 95% CI 1.24, 8.00; p = 0.02); and c) daytime resting SpO2 (HR 0.92; 95% CI 0.85, 0.99; p = 0.04) independently predicted mortality following adjustment for age, gender and BMI.Nocturnal desaturation is common and may be severe in ILD. Elevated nocturnal DI predicts higher mortality across ILD, independent of other vascular parameters. This finding may have important implications for the pathogenesis of PH in IPF.
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