Sleep, sleep studies and sleep-disordered breathing: basic knowledge for the anesthesiologist.
Curr Opin Anaesthesiol
; 30(1): 163-167, 2017 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27792077
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW To provide a basic understanding of sleep physiology, the pathophysiology of sleep-disordered breathing and the processes applied in undertaking and assessing sleep studies. RECENT FINDINGS:
It has become increasingly apparent that obstructive sleep apnoea is associated with heightened perioperative risk. Furthermore, the condition still remains under-diagnosed in patients presenting for surgery.SUMMARY:
This review describes the physiology of sleep including sleep stages, sleep monitoring, the normal hypnogram and investigation from simple overnight pulse oximetry to full polysomnography. The pathophysiology of sleep-disordered breathing is discussed; from simple snoring through obstructive sleep apnoea to obesity hypoventilation syndrome. The relationship to metabolic syndrome is explored.Salient points in the interpretation of sleep study reports are presented.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Postoperative Complications
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Sleep
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Sleep Apnea Syndromes
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Surgical Procedures, Operative
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Anesthesiology
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Curr Opin Anaesthesiol
Journal subject:
ANESTESIOLOGIA
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom