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Obesity and body position in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
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Authors
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Adriana Neagos
- HNO Klinik Tg. Mures, Tg. Mures, Romania
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Alexandra Cirticioiu
- HNO Klinik, Tirgu Mures, Romania
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Iren Csiszer
- HNO Klinik, Tirgu Mures, Romania
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Diana Duca
- Privat Medical Center GALENUS, Tirgu Mures, Romania
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Raluca Cerces
- Staat Krankenhaus Reghin, Reghin, Romania
| Published: | April 14, 2014 |
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Introduction: Obstructive Sleep Apnea syndrome is directly related to the body mass index BMI values. This reflects directly in patients, the degree of obesity. The literature supports this constantly. Position during sleep is related to the degree of obesity.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on a total of 70 patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome with varying degrees of obesity. In patients were performed polysomnography, clinical examination and ENT investigation, endoscopy by sleep endoscopy. Clinical data were correlated with polysomnographic, and degree of obesity by measuring body mass index. Clinical data were correlated using statistical analysis
Results: The study shows a distribution by sex: 54 men and 16 women, which demonstrates predominant obstructive respiratory sleep disorders in men, average age being 51 years.
Obesity degree is most commonly encountered in patients examined 24 cases, 17 patients overweight and obesity grade 2 12 cases. The correlation between the position and degree of apnea is statistically significant for lateral position p<0.004 and p<0.003 for any lateral position.
Conclusion: Change decubitus sleep is the easiest and cheapest therapy in OSAS available to any patient. This study demonstrates that as more severe OSAS (AHI greater overall) by the stronger correlation between lateral decubitus, which plays an important role in the application of certain therapeutic techniques.
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