Effect of supine knee position on obstructive sleep apnea.
Sleep Breath
; 10(2): 98-101, 2006 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-16570204
ABSTRACT
We previously reported a case of a middle-aged man whose obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was virtually eliminated when he slept in the supine "knees up" position. In this study, we attempt to replicate this phenomenon in a group of volunteers with previously diagnosed OSA. Results indicated no significant improvement in OSA when sleeping supine knees up. Examination of distribution of within subjects' change [calculated as Respiratory Disturbance Index (RDI) in the "knees down" position vs RDI in the knees up position] indicated a trend for improvement in the latter (p=0.12, two-tailed probability). These results suggest that knee position is unlikely to be a robust intervention for OSA though they allow for the possibility that some patients may have a moderation of their condition by such a manipulation.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Decúbito Dorsal
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Apneia Obstrutiva do Sono
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Joelho
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article