Period-to-period variability of moderate/severe obstructive sleep apnoea
<br><strong>Introduction<br></strong> The severity of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is highly variable on a night-to-night basis. Patients are commonly categorised based on the severity of their OSA, and this is then used to influence management and reimbursement, including...
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| author | Wigston, CA Stradling, JR Turnbull, CD |
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| description | <br><strong>Introduction<br></strong>
The severity of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is highly variable on a night-to-night basis. Patients are commonly categorised based on the severity of their OSA, and this is then used to influence management and reimbursement, including continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). We aimed to establish to what extent the OSA severity category changes during two periods of OSA, based on mean and maximum oxygen desaturation index (ODI).
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Methods<br></strong>
Patients with a diagnosis of moderate to severe OSA who had been on CPAP for greater than 1 year were included in this study. Subjects underwent two periods of CPAP withdrawal for four nights each.
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Results<br></strong>
Twenty-five patients completed the study. Based on the mean ODI of the four nights, 14 (56%) patients changed OSA severity categorisation, with three (12%) changing category to mild. Based on the maximum ODI of the four nights, nine (36%) patients changed OSA severity categorisation, with one (4%) changing category to mild. One third to a half of patients’ OSA severity category changed between the two periods of four night’s CPAP withdrawal.
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Conclusions<br></strong>
OSA is highly variable on a period-to-period basis as well as on a night-to-night basis. We believe the concept of patients having a definable and ‘real’ level of OSA severity is therefore flawed. OSA severity should be based mainly on symptoms, as these are the dominant reasons for treatment, and the sleep study should be used qualitatively to ascertain whether respiratory events are the likely cause of the symptoms.
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Trial Registration<br></strong>
ISRCTN17987510. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:8c30cefa-bdd2-4f9f-9df4-100ef63f3e372022-03-26T22:43:03ZPeriod-to-period variability of moderate/severe obstructive sleep apnoeaJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:8c30cefa-bdd2-4f9f-9df4-100ef63f3e37EnglishSymplectic ElementsSpringer Nature2021Wigston, CAStradling, JRTurnbull, CD<br><strong>Introduction<br></strong> The severity of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is highly variable on a night-to-night basis. Patients are commonly categorised based on the severity of their OSA, and this is then used to influence management and reimbursement, including continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). We aimed to establish to what extent the OSA severity category changes during two periods of OSA, based on mean and maximum oxygen desaturation index (ODI). <br><strong> Methods<br></strong> Patients with a diagnosis of moderate to severe OSA who had been on CPAP for greater than 1 year were included in this study. Subjects underwent two periods of CPAP withdrawal for four nights each. <br><strong> Results<br></strong> Twenty-five patients completed the study. Based on the mean ODI of the four nights, 14 (56%) patients changed OSA severity categorisation, with three (12%) changing category to mild. Based on the maximum ODI of the four nights, nine (36%) patients changed OSA severity categorisation, with one (4%) changing category to mild. One third to a half of patients’ OSA severity category changed between the two periods of four night’s CPAP withdrawal. <br><strong> Conclusions<br></strong> OSA is highly variable on a period-to-period basis as well as on a night-to-night basis. We believe the concept of patients having a definable and ‘real’ level of OSA severity is therefore flawed. OSA severity should be based mainly on symptoms, as these are the dominant reasons for treatment, and the sleep study should be used qualitatively to ascertain whether respiratory events are the likely cause of the symptoms. <br><strong> Trial Registration<br></strong> ISRCTN17987510. |
| spellingShingle | Wigston, CA Stradling, JR Turnbull, CD Period-to-period variability of moderate/severe obstructive sleep apnoea |
| title | Period-to-period variability of moderate/severe obstructive sleep apnoea |
| title_full | Period-to-period variability of moderate/severe obstructive sleep apnoea |
| title_fullStr | Period-to-period variability of moderate/severe obstructive sleep apnoea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Period-to-period variability of moderate/severe obstructive sleep apnoea |
| title_short | Period-to-period variability of moderate/severe obstructive sleep apnoea |
| title_sort | period to period variability of moderate severe obstructive sleep apnoea |
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