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The feasibility of using auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure to treat obstructive sleep apnoea after acute tetraplegia.
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Spinal cord [Spinal Cord] 2009 Dec; Vol. 47 (12), pp. 868-73. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Jun 02. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Study Design: A prospective cohort with acute tetraplegia.<br />Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is common within weeks of tetraplegia. This study aimed at determining the feasibility of auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to treat OSA after acute tetraplegia.<br />Setting: The Victorian Spinal Cord Service, Melbourne, Australia.<br />Methods: Participants underwent full, portable polysomnography. Those with an apnoea hypopnoea index of more than 10 events per hour were defined as having OSA and were offered treatment with CPAP. Treatment adherence was objectively monitored, and measures of quality of life, sleepiness and functional outcomes were determined at enrollment and 3 months later at study conclusion.<br />Results: A total of 44 patients were admitted to our Spinal Cord Service over 9 months, and 19 participated. Fourteen of them had OSA and seven were adherent with therapy for 3 months. Compared with those who did not have OSA, and with those with OSA who were not adherent with CPAP, those who adhered to CPAP were older (mean (s.d.) age 54 years (13) versus non-adherent 28 years (15) and no OSA 29 years (10)) and heavier (body mass index (BMI) 32.5 (11.7), 24.1 (3.7) and 20.6 (3.1), respectively). CPAP-adherant patients and those without OSA showed a 50% or greater improvement in their state sleepiness over the 3 months. Patients with OSA who did not tolerate CPAP had no improvement in sleepiness.<br />Conclusion: Auto-titrating CPAP is a feasible treatment for OSA in acute tetraplegia. Intensive clinical support was required initially, and a tolerance of therapy for at least 4 h for one of the first 3 days was predictive of good CPAP usage.<br />Sponsorship: Transport Accident Commission.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Age Distribution
Age Factors
Aged
Body Mass Index
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Physiologic
Patient Compliance
Polysomnography
Positive-Pressure Respiration instrumentation
Prospective Studies
Quadriplegia physiopathology
Quality of Life
Respiratory Paralysis complications
Respiratory Paralysis physiopathology
Sleep physiology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive physiopathology
Sleep Stages
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
Positive-Pressure Respiration methods
Quadriplegia complications
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive etiology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive therapy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1476-5624
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Spinal cord
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19488050
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.2009.56