Respiratory polygraphy with actigraphy in the diagnosis of sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome

OBJECTIVE: To determine the utility and reliability of a respiratory polygraphy (RP) device with actigraphy (Apnoescreen II; Erich Jaeger GMBH & CoKg; Wuerzburg, Germany) in the diagnosis of sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS). DESIGN: A prospective randomized study with blinded analysis. PATIENTS: Sixty-two patients with suspected SAHS. MEASUREMENTS: the following two RP studies were performed: one in the sleep laboratory (sleep laboratory RP [LRP]), simultaneously with polysomnography; and the other at home (home RP [HRP]). To study the interobserver reliability of RP, two manual analyses were carried out by two different researchers. RESULTS: In LRP, when the respiratory disturbance index was calculated using the total sleep time estimated by actigraphy (RDI) as a denominator, the sensitivity ranged between 94.6% and 100%, and the specificity between 88% and 96.7% for the different cutoff points of the apnea-hypopnea indexes studied. When the respiratory disturbance index was calculated according to the total recording time (RDITRT), the sensitivity was slightly lower (91.6 to 96.9%) and the specificity was similar (92 to 96.7%). In HRP, the sensitivity of the RDI ranged between 83.8% and 95.8%, and the specificity between 92% and 100%, whereas, when the RDITRT was used, the sensitivity was between 83.8% and 87.5%, and the specificity was between 94.7% and 100%. With regard to interobserver reliability, the intraclass correlation coefficient for the RDI of the two analyses of the RP was 0.99 for both LPR and HPR. CONCLUSION: HPR is an effective and reliable technique for the diagnosis of SAHS, although it is less sensitive than LRP. Wrist actigraphy improves the results of HRP only slightly.     

The effect of nocturnal oxygen therapy in patients with sleep apnea syndrome and chronic airflow limitation

Oxygen therapy for patients with sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) usually causes significant side effects. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of short-term nocturnal oxygen therapy in patients with SAHS and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Ten patients with diagnoses of SAHS were enrolled. The patients' mean age was 63 (10) years, mean apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) was 58 +/- 17, mean FVC was 59 +/- 8% of reference and mean FEV1 was 40 +/- 14% of reference. Using a random, single blind design, two polysomnographic studies were performed on two consecutive nights. Oxygen was administered on one night at a mean flow rate of 1.3 +/- 04 l/min and on the other night air was administered at the same rate. Arterial blood gases were analyzed at the end of each study. Oxygen administration improved nocturnal hypoxia and reduced the AHI, which was 40 +/- 20 with oxygen and 58 +/- 17 with air (p < 0.005). Improvement was achieved at the expense of a reduction in the number of hypopneic episodes. No significant differences were observed in apneic episodes and only a slight increase in the duration of hypopneic episodes was observed (21 +/- 7 s with air and 27 +/- 8 s with oxygen [p < 0.01]). Neither quality of sleep nor heart rate changed. Slight respiratory acidosis was observed in 50% of the patients. In conclusion, nocturnal oxygen administration in patients with SAHS and COPD improved nocturnal hypoxia and reduced the total number of respiratory events. However, in these patients oxygen should be administered with care, even when the rate of flow is low, given the tendency for pCO2 and respiratory acidosis to increase.     

Síndrome de apneas-hipopneas durante el sueño sin somnolencia

Nowadays, sleepiness in patients with sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) is understandable. It is somewhat more difficult to explain why most patients with SAHS enrolled in epidemiologic studies, even those with a high apnea-hypopnea index, do not experience excessive daytime sleepiness. The reasons for this discrepancy lie beyond mere polysomnographic events.     

Insuficiencia respiratoria hipercápnica aguda en pacientes con apneas del sueño

Introduction

Acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) is a serious condition observed in some patients with sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS). The objective of the present study was to study the clinical characteristics of SAHS patients who develop AHRF and their prognosis.

Patients and method

A total of 70 consecutive SAHS patients who survived an AHRF episode and 70 SAHS patients paired by age with no previous history of AHRF were prospectively studied and followed up for 3 years.

Results

The deterioration of lung function due to obesity or concomitant chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) was common in SAHS patients with AHRF. In the multivariate analysis, the risk factors associated with AHRF were baseline PaO_2, the theoretical percentage value of the forced vital capacity, alcohol consumption, and benzodiazepines. The mortality during follow up was higher among patients who had AHRF than in the control group. The main cause of death was respiratory, and the coexistence of COPD was identified as a mortality risk factor.

Conclusions

The development of AHRF in SAHS patients is associated with a deterioration in lung function and with alcohol and benzodiazepine consumption. The patients had a higher mortality after the AHRF episode, mainly a respiratory cause. New studies are required that evaluate the different available therapeutic options in these patients.     

Automatic CPAP Performance in Patients with Sleep Apnea Plus COPD

Abstract

Background: Automatic CPAP devices have demonstrated good results in obtaining optimal fixed CPAP pressure to eliminate respiratory events in patients with sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS). However, automatic CPAP has not been fully studied in patients with COPD plus SAHS. Objectives: To analyse the performance of an automatic CPAP in severe COPD patients compared with SAHS patients with no associated co-morbidity. Methods: We compared 10 consecutive patients with SAHS and no associated co-morbidity and 10 patients with SAHS plus severe COPD who required CPAP titration. Automatic CPAP performance was studied during full-night PSG. Inadequate pressure increase periods, absence of pressure increases in reaction to respiratory events, air leak periods, and pressure behaviour in the face of erratic breathing periods were analysed. Results: The SAHS patients without co-morbidities vs. SAHS plus COPD patients presented: mean sleep efficiency, 80.2 (11.5)% vs. 76.5 (12.1)%; residual AHI, 6.3 (5.2) vs. 5.1 (7.7); residual CT90, 1 (3)% vs. 14 (1)%. The device´s performance demonstrates a mean of 1.2 (1.5) vs. 1.3 (1.2) periods of inadequate pressure increases; absence of pressure increases in reaction to respiratory events, 4.1 (5.4) vs. 0.6 (0.7) times; periods of air leaks, 1.3 (3.8) vs. 13.9 (11.7); mean optimal pressure, 9.1 (1.4) vs. 9.0 (1.9) cm H₂O. Conclusion: Titration with automatic CPAP could be as effective in patients with SAHS plus severe COPD as in patients with SAHS without COPD. However, the presence of more leakages must be taken into account.     

Comparison of conventional nighttime with automatic or manual daytime CPAP titration in unselected sleep apnea patients: study of the usefulness of daytime titration studies

Daytime CPAP titration studies with full polysomnography have been successfully performed in patients with severe sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS). The implementation of daytime studies in unselected SAHS patients could help to reduce the waiting lists for CPAP titrations. The main purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of conventional versus manual or automatic daytime CPAP titration in unselected patients with SAHS. Ninety-three consecutive patients with SAHS in whom CPAP was indicated were assigned to conventional titration or to manual or automatic (AutoSet) daytime CPAP titration, after sleep deprivation. The number of valid studies, sleep architecture, final pressure selected and mean pressure in the different sleep stages were compared. Changes in sleepiness (Epworth sleepiness score) and hours of CPAP use were assessed after 3 months of treatment. Four patients did not sleep (3 AutoSet, 1 conventional daytime groups). Sleep latency was shorter during automatic daytime titration whereas REM latency was shorter in daytime studies; the percentage of sleep stages was similar during all types of titration. CPAP requirements were significantly higher during REM sleep in conventional and manual daytime titrations while mean pressure was unchanged throughout sleep stages during AutoSet titration. CPAP pressure selected with conventional or daytime manual titration (7.5(2.2) cm H2O and 7.4(1.5) cm H2O, ns) were significantly lower (P< 0.001) than with AutoSet (9.4(1.6) cm H20. All groups showed similar decrease of sleepiness and hours of use of CPAP at 3 months of follow-up. Automatic and manual daytime PSG studies after sleep deprivation are useful for CPAP titration in unselected patients with SAHS. Pressure selected with AutoSet is significantly higher than with conventional daytime or nighttime titration, although not significant in terms of treatment compliance and symptom improvement.     

Relación entre apnea del sueño y cáncer

In the light of relationships reported between hypoxemia (tissue hypoxia) and cancer, Abrams et al. concluded in 2008 that sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) and its main consequence, intermittent hypoxia, could be related with increased susceptibility to cancer or poorer prognosis of a pre-existing tumor. This pathophysiological association was confirmed in animal studies. Two large independent historical cohort studies subsequently found that the degree of nocturnal hypoxia in patients with SAHS was associated with higher cancer incidence and mortality. This finding has been confirmed in almost all subsequent studies, although the retrospective nature of some requires that they be considered as hypothesis-generating only. The relationship between sleep apnea and cancer, and the pathophysiological mechanisms governing it, could be clarified in the near future in a currently on-going study in a large group of melanoma patients.     

睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征与心血管疾病相关性的临床分析

目的临床观察不同程度睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征(SAHS)患者心血管病发生率及其两者的相关性,为引起心血管科医生对本病的重视提供临床依据.方法 63例疑似SAHS患者进行睡眠呼吸监测,依据多导睡眠图监测结果,分为正常、轻度、中度、重度睡眠呼吸暂停4组,根据临床表现、血液生化指标、心电图、心脏超声、动态血压及冠状动脉造影等检查诊断心血管疾病,分析不同程度睡眠呼吸暂停与心血管疾病发生率的相关性.结果体重指数与呼吸暂停低通气指数、呼吸紊乱指数显著正相关(r=0.355,0373,P＜0.05);中、重度SAHS组心血管病发生率明显高于正常及轻度SAHS组(P＜0.05或0.01).结论睡眠呼吸暂停的程度与心血管疾病的发生密切相关.     

应用动态心电图推导呼吸曲线人工分析的方法初筛睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征

目的:以多导睡眠分析仪作对照,探讨应用动态心电图推导呼吸曲线(EDR),采用人工分析的方法初筛睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征(SAHS)的可行性。方法:2004年4月～2005年10月对120例就诊于睡眠中心的患者进行整夜(>7h)多导睡眠分析仪监测,同时同步进行动态心电图检查。双方在互相不沟通的情况下分别计算睡眠呼吸暂停低通气指数(AHI),并做出SAHS阳性与阴性的诊断,以多导睡眠分析仪结果作为金标准评价应用EDR技术初筛SAHS的可行性。结果:120例患者通过多导睡眠分析仪监测,结果88例患者SAHS阳性,32例患者SAHS阴性,应用动态心电图EDR技术人工分析方法初筛SAHS结果敏感性85.2%、特异性93.8%、阳性预测值97.4%、阴性预测值69.8%、诊断符合率87.5%。受试者工作特性曲线(ROC)下面积0.938,经相关分析两者AHI的相关系数为0.879(P=0.000),两者最长睡眠呼吸暂停时间的相关系数为0.716(P=0.000),两者最长睡眠低通气时间的相关系数为0.281(P=0.005)。结论:应用动态心电图EDR技术,采用人工分析方法对可疑SAHS患者进行初筛的符合率较高,可以作为临床上SAHS诊断的辅助工具。     

Características clínicas y polisomnográficas del síndrome de apneas durante el sueño localizado en la fase REM

Objective

The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical and polysomnographic features of rapid eye movement (REM)–specific sleep disordered-breathing (SDB).

Patients and methods

All cases of sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) (apnea-hypopnea index [AHI]?>10/h) diagnosed using overnight polysomnography during the period 2004 to 2006 were analyzed retrospectively. Those cases in which the ratio of AHI during REM sleep to AHI during non-REM sleep was more than 2 were classified as REM-specific SDB. We recorded the following data: clinical signs and symptoms related to SAHS, PSG results, cardiovascular risk factors, and previous cardiovascular events. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify predictors of REM-specific SDB and to analyze the possible interactions between variables.

Results

A total of 419 patients were analyzed, of whom 138 (32.9%) presented REM-specific SDB. This condition was more common in patients with mild to moderate SAHS than in those with more severe cases (odds ratio, 8.21; 95% confidence interval, 4.83–14.03). The variables independently associated with REM-specific SDB in the logistic regression analysis were female sex, lower AHI, and higher body mass index. No interactions between the main variables studied were found. There were no differences between patients with REM-specific SDB and those with non-REM-specific SDB with regard to signs and symptoms related to SAHS, excessive daytime sleepiness, sleep architecture, cardiovascular risk factors, or history of cardiovascular episodes.

Conclusions

REM-specific SDB could be considered an initial stage of SAHS that mainly affects obese women with mild to moderate sleep disorders, and that does not differ from non-REM-specific SDB in terms of clinical presentation, sleep architecture, or cardiovascular comorbidity.     

El síndrome de apneas-hipopneas durante el sueño en edades avanzadas

The population pyramid is changing due to the increasing longevity of the population, making it a priority to have better knowledge of those diseases that have an increasingly major impact in advanced age. Sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) affects 15–20% of individuals over 65 years. However, despite this high prevalence and that one in four sleep studies are conducted on the elderly in this country and that more 60% of these were treated with CPAP, there are few specific studies in this age group on the diagnosis and management of this syndrome. The physiological increase of the number of sleep respiratory disorders with the passing of time may be the biggest obstacle when defining, diagnosing and treating SAHS in the elderly. In any case and while more solid scientific evidence is obtained, the National SAHS Consensus, as well as the Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of SAHS, recommend that, within logical limits, age itself should not be an obstacle to offering the elderly diagnostic help and treatment similar to that offered to the rest of the population.     

太原市睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征的流行病学调查

目的　了解太原市睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征 (SAHS)的患病率 ,为今后的预防诊治工作奠定基础。方法　从 1998年 1月至 2 0 0 1年 12月 ,用整群随机抽样法 ,以太原市两个城区四个居住小区的家庭常住人口为调查对象 ,进行入户问卷调查 ,总人数为 6 0 2 8名 (其中男 376 5名 ,女 2 2 6 3名 )。对所有人进行问卷Ⅰ调查 ,其中打鼾 3级以上的 10 2 4名 ,由医务人员进行再次入户问卷Ⅱ调查 ,对仍可疑 (ESS评分≥ 9)的 4 76名进行多导睡眠监测 ,从而推算出太原市SAHS的患病率。结果　实际完成调查人数为 5 12 8名 (其中男 2 90 1名 ,女 2 2 2 7名 ,问卷应答率为 85 11% ) ,确诊为SAHS患者共 179例 (男性 136例 ,女性 4 3例 ) ,患病率为 3 5 % (男性为 4 7% ,女性为 1 9% ) ,男性患病率显著高于女性 (P <0 0 1) ,其发病高峰年龄为 30～ 5 0岁。结论　此次调查推算出太原市SAHS的患病率为3 5 % ,可见SAHS是影响公众健康的疾病之一 ,应引起医务工作者的重视     

睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征与脑供血动脉狭窄的相关性研究

目的 深入研究脑供血动脉的狭窄部位与睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征(sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome,SAHS)的关系,进一步探讨SAHS与缺血性脑血管病并存的机制.方法 选取53例全脑数字减影血管造影证实的脑供血动脉狭窄患者,将其按脑供血动脉狭窄部位分为两组,所有患者进行多导睡眠图监测并将监测结果进行比较.结果 53例脑血管供血动脉狭窄患者中并发SAHS者30例(56.6%).Ⅱ组(椎-基底动脉系统血管狭窄)患者SAHS的发生率较Ⅰ组(颈内动脉系统血管狭窄)患者高,且更容易出现阻塞型和中枢型呼吸暂停事件.结论 脑供血动脉狭窄患者具有较高的SAHS发生率,SAHS与脑供血动脉狭窄的密切关系不容忽视;椎-基底动脉系统脑供血动脉狭窄患者更容易发生SAHS,更容易出现阻塞型和中枢型呼吸暂停事件.     

Síndrome de apneas-hipopneas del sueño y diabetes tipo 2. ¿Una relación de ida y vuelta?

Epidemiological data suggest that sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) is independently associated with the development of insulin resistance and glucose intolerance. Moreover, despite significant methodological limitations, some studies report a high prevalence of SAHS in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). A recent meta-analysis shows that moderate-severe SAHS is associated with an increased risk of DM2 (relative risk = 1.63 [1.09 to 2.45]), compared to the absence of apneas and hypopneas.Common alterations in various pathogenic pathways add biological plausibility to this relationship. Intermittent hypoxia and sleep fragmentation, caused by successive apnea-hypopnea episodes, induce several intermediate disorders, such as activation of the sympathetic nervous system, oxidative stress, systemic inflammation, alterations in appetite-regulating hormones and activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis which, in turn, favor the development of insulin resistance, its progression to glucose intolerance and, ultimately, to DM2.Concomitant SAHS seems to increase DM2 severity, since it worsens glycemic control and enhances the effects of atherosclerosis on the development of macrovascular complications. Furthermore, SAHS may be associated with the development of microvascular complications: retinopathy, nephropathy or diabetic neuropathy in particular. Data are still scant, but it seems that DM2 may also worsen SAHS progression, by increasing the collapsibility of the upper airway and the development of central apneas and hypopneas.     

Alternative methods of titrating continuous positive airway pressure: a large multicenter study

Standard practice for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) requires pressure titration during attended laboratory polysomnography. However, polysomnographic titration is expensive and time-consuming. The aim of this study was to ascertain, in a large sample of CPAP-naive patients, whether CPAP titration performed by an unattended domiciliary autoadjusted CPAP device or with a predicted formula was as effective as CPAP titration performed by full polysomnography. The main outcomes were the apnea-hypopnea index and the subjective daytime sleepiness. We included 360 patients with SAHS requiring CPAP treatment. Patients were randomly allocated into three groups: standard, autoadjusted, and predicted formula titration with domiciliary adjustment. The follow-up period was 12 weeks. With CPAP treatment, the improvement in subjective sleepiness and apnea-hypopnea index was very similar in the three groups. There were no differences in the objective compliance of CPAP treatment and in the dropout rate of the three groups at the end of the follow-up. Autoadjusted titration at home and predicted formula titration with domiciliary adjustment can replace standard titration. These procedures could lead to considerable savings in cost and to significant reductions in the waiting list.     

Relevance of linearizing nasal prongs for assessing hypopneas and flow limitation during sleep

Respiratory disturbances in patients with the sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) may be detected by means of nasal prongs (NP) pressure (PNP). Nevertheless, PNP is nonlinearly related to flow (V). Our aim was to demonstrate the relevance of linearizing P NP for assessing hypopneas and flow limitation in SAHS. V was measured with a pneumotachograph during the hypopneas and flow limitation events in a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration in six patients with severe SAHS. These flow patterns were reproduced by a flow generator through an analog of the nares and recorded by NP. PNP was linearized [V NP = (PNP)1/2] by a specially designed analog circuit. For each event we used V, P NP, and V NP to compute the hypopnea flow amplitude (HFA) and a flow limitation index (FLI). Owing to NP nonlinearity, PNP considerably misestimated HFA and FLI. By contrast, V NP provided HFA and FLI values that were very close to those obtained from V: HFA (V NP) = 1.098. HFA(V) - 0.063 (r2 = 0.98) and FLI(V NP) = 1.044. FLI(V) + 0.004 (r2 = 0.99). Square-root linearization of NP greatly increases the accuracy of quantifying hypopneas and flow limitation. This procedure, which could be readily carried out in routine practice by means of the analog circuit we developed, is of interest in optimizing the assessment of respiratory sleep disturbances in SAHS.     

Effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure in mild sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome

The aim of this trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with mild sleep apnea- hypopnea syndrome (SAHS). One hundred forty-two consecutive patients with mild SAHS (apnea-hypopnea index 10-30, without severe sleepiness) were randomly assigned to receive conservative treatment (CT)-sleep hygiene and weight loss-(65 patients) or CT plus CPAP (77 patients), and 125 patients (86% males, age: 54 +/- 9 yr, BMI: 29 +/- 4 kg/m(2), AHI: 20 +/- 6, ESS: 12 +/- 4) completed the follow-up. The following outcomes were assessed at inclusion and after 3 and 6 mo of treatment: sleepiness (Epworth scale, multiple sleep latency test [MSLT]), other symptoms related to SAHS, cognitive function, and perceived health status (Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire [FOSQ], Nottingham Health profile). The relief of SAHS-related clinical symptoms was significantly greater in the CPAP group than in the CT group; the Epworth scale and FOSQ also showed more improvement in the CPAP group but did not reach significance. There were no significant differences in the other tests performed probably because the baseline values were normal. CPAP compliance was 4.8 +/- 2.2 h and treatment continuation was accepted by 62% of the patients at the end of the study. These results suggest that CPAP can be considered in treating patients with mild SAHS on the basis of an improvement in symptoms.     

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome as a spectrum of respiratory disturbances during sleep

OBJECTIVE: To identify the spectrum of respiratory disturbances during sleep in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) and to examine the response of hypercapnia to treatment of the specific ventilatory sleep disturbances. DESIGNS AND METHODS: Twenty-three patients with chronic awake hypercapnia (mean [+/- SD] PaCO(2), 55 +/- 6 mm Hg) and a respiratory sleep disorder were retrospectively identified. Nocturnal polysomnography testing was performed, and flow limitation (FL) was identified from the inspiratory flow-time contour. Obstructive hypoventilation was inferred from sustained FL coupled with O(2) desaturation that was corrected with treatment of the upper airway obstruction. Central hypoventilation was inferred from sustained O(2) desaturation that persisted after the correction of the upper airway obstruction. Treatment was initiated, and follow-up awake PaCO(2) measurements were obtained (follow-up range, 4 days to 7 years). RESULTS: A variable number of obstructive sleep apneas/hypopneas (ie, obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome [OSAHS]) were noted (range, 9 to 167 events per hour of sleep). Of 23 patients, 11 demonstrated upper airway obstruction alone (apnea-hypopnea/FL) and 12 demonstrated central sleep hypoventilation syndrome (SHVS) in addition to a variable number of OSAHS. Treatment aimed at correcting the specific ventilatory abnormalities resulted in correction of the chronic hypercapnia in all compliant patients (compliant patients: pretreatment, 57 +/- 6 mm Hg vs post-treatment, 41 +/- 4 mm Hg [p < 0.001]; noncompliant patients: pretreatment, 52 +/- 6 mm Hg vs post-treatment, 51 +/- 3 mm Hg; [difference not significant]). CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that OHS encompasses a variety of distinct pathophysiologic disturbances that cannot be distinguished clinically at presentation. Sustained obstructive hypoventilation due to partial upper airway obstruction was demonstrated as an additional mechanism for OHS that is not easily classified as SHVS or OSAHS.     

20年来我国睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征研究工作的回顾分析

目的 全面了解、评价我国睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征(SAHS)研究工作。方法 对1982年1月至2002年6月年国内发表的有关SAHA研究的论进行回顾性分析。结果 自1982年以来，国内发表的有关SAHS研究的论262篇，研究内容、方向日趋全面、深入，但与先进国家相比还有很大差距。基础研究薄弱，治疗手段比较单一，缺少前瞻性、多中心、大样本研究。多学科的综合研究不够普通。各省市睡眠呼吸医学发展不平衡。结论 今后需加强基础研究，探索更为有效、依从性强的治疗方法，重视并实施多中心、大样本、前瞻性随机对照研究，并争取更多科室的参与。     

慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者睡眠呼吸紊乱类型及其与呼吸中枢反应性的关系

目的分析重叠综合征[慢性阻塞性肺疾病（COPD）合并睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征（SAHS）]患者睡眠呼吸紊乱的特点，并探讨其与呼吸中枢反应性的关系。方法对300例稳定期COPD患者经问卷、Epworth嗜睡量表及家庭血氧饱和度监测，对氧减饱和指数〉5次／h或嗜睡评分≥10分的患者进行多导生理记录仪睡眠呼吸监测，其中呼吸暂停低通气指数（AHI）≥10次／h的患者有79例（重叠综合征组）。选择年龄、性别及体重指数与其相匹配的118例单纯SAHS患者（SAHS组），对比分析其睡眠呼吸紊乱的特点。另外测定重叠综合征组22例患者的呼吸中枢高CO2反应性和低氧反应性，并与300例COPD患者中17例和SAILS组中17例的相应检测结果进行比较。结果40％（32／79）的重叠综合征患者在睡眠过程中出现延续时间〉1min的持续肺泡通气不足，但单纯SAHS患者此种现象很少见。重叠综合征组的低通气指数占AHI百分比[（69±30）％]、总低通气时间占总睡眠时间百分比[（15±12）％]均较单纯SAHS组[（52±31）％、（12±10）％]明显增高。重叠综合征患者在清醒状态下的△呼气流量／△动脉血氧饱和度[（-0．11±0．05）L·min^-1·％^-1]和△呼气流量／△动脉血二氧化碳分压[（1．1±0．8）L·min^-1·mmHg^-1（1mmHg=0．133kPa）]均明显低于单纯SAHS患者[（-0．35±0．24）L·min^-1·％^-1和（1．6±0．8）L·min^-1·mmHg^-1]。结论重叠综合征患者的睡眠呼吸紊乱模式以低通气为主，其清醒时呼吸中枢的低氧反应性降低。