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Scientific Studies on Sleep Apnea


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Nurs Clin North Am 2002 Dec;37(4):633-54, vi Related Articles, Links

Sleep disordered breathing.

Baldwin CM, Quan SF.

Arizona Respiratory Center, 1501 North Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85724-5030, USA. carolb@resp-sci.arizona.edu

Cause and effect relationships between sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and illness, poorer quality of life, and public health have been largely overlooked and undertreated by healthcare providers.
 
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), central sleep apnea, upper airway resistance syndrome, and obesity hypoventilation are the primary syndromes that fall under the rubric of SDB.
 
Each of these syndromes is defined; however, OSA is the most common form of SDB, and is the focus of this article.
 
Epidemiology, pathophysiology, behavioral manifestations, cardiovascular comorbidity, clinical evaluation, and treatment for OSA are the main topics covered.
 
The article concludes with the role of the nurse in SDB.

PMID: 12587365 [PubMed - in process]

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Chest 2003 Feb;123(2):632-9 Related Articles, Links
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Sleep-Disordered Breathing Associated With Long-term Opioid Therapy.

Farney RJ, Walker JM, Cloward TV, Rhondeau S.

Intermountain Sleep Disorders Center (Drs. Farney, Walker and Cloward) and Department of Anesthesia/Anesthesia Pain Management Service (Dr. Rhondeau), LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT.

Three patients are described who illustrate distinctive patterns of sleep-disordered breathing that we have observed in patients who are receiving long-term, sustained-release opioid medications.
 
Polysomnography shows respiratory disturbances occur predominantly during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep and are characterized by ataxic breathing, central apneas, sustained hypoxemia, and unusually prolonged obstructive "hypopneas" secondary to delayed arousal responses.
 
In contrast to what is usually observed in subjects with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), oxygen desaturation is more severe and respiratory disturbances are longer during NREM sleep compared to rapid eye movement sleep.
 
Further studies are needed regarding the effects of opioids on respiration during sleep as well as the importance of interaction with other medications and associated risk factors for OSA.
 
[Karl Note:  Opioids are drugs like opium -- addictive -- and others.]

PMID: 12576394 [PubMed - in process]

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Heart Lung 2003 Jan-Feb;32(1):52-8 Related Articles, Links
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A randomized, controlled trial of 1 week of continuous positive airway pressure treatment on quality of life.

Profant J, Ancoli-Israel S, Dimsdale JE.

Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego.

BACKGROUND:
 
This study examines the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment on quality of life (QOL)in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
 
METHODS:
 
Thirty-nine patients with sleep apnea were studied. Health-related quality of life was measured (HRQL) with the use of the Medical Outcomes Survey (MOS) instrument, before and after patients were randomized to receive either 1week of CPAP or placebo-CPAP (CPAP administered at ineffective pressure).
 
RESULTS:
 
CPAP was not found to have a specific effect on QOL as compared with placebo-CPAP.
 
However, several aspects of HRQL improved in both groups over time in this study. Time effects were found in the following subscales of the MOS: satisfaction with physical functioning; effects of pain; pain severity; cognitive functioning; mental health index I; psychological well-being I; depression/behavioral-emotional control; anxiety I; psychological distress I; positive affect II; mental health index II; psychological distress II; anxiety II; psychological well-being II; mental health index III; role limitations due to emotional problems; and physical/physiologic functioning.
 
CONCLUSIONS:
 
CPAP treatment does appear to improve several aspects of HRQL. However, this improvement may reflect a nonspecific response (ie, placebo) because comparable improvements were observed in both the active treatment group and the placebo treatment group.
 
Additional study with placebo-CPAP designs is warranted.

PMID: 12571548 [PubMed - in process]


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