The objective was evaluate pulmonary function and sleep in morbidly obese patients pre-bariatric surgery. The study had 38 patients recruited at two bariatric surgery services and referred to the Laboratório do Sono da Universidade Nove de Julho (Uninove), Sao Paulo, Brazil. The adopted criteria ...
Objective:To probe into the influence of sleep quality and fatigue symptoms of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on their living quality.Methods:A total of 91 COPD patients in stable period one month later discharged from hospital were investigated by measuring Pittsburgh sleep...
Respiratory disease is one of the most common complications of preterm birth. Survivors of prematurity have increased risks of morbidities and mortalities independent of prematurity, and frequently require multiple medications, home respiratory support, and subspecialty care to maintain health. Although advan...
The study aims to determine the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Vietnam. Methods This is a cross-sectional study in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at multi-sites in Vietnam: the People’s Hospital of Gia Dinh, ...
Physicians should pay attention to historical clues that may suggest the presence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) because a 2009 study demonstrated the high prevalence of OSA in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Fifty outpatients with stable idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis were prospectively evalu...
Cardiovascular risk and mortality in end-stage renal disease patients undergoing dialysis: sleep study, pulmonary function, respiratory mechanics, upper airway collapsibility, autonomic nervous activity, depression, anxiety, stress and quality of life: a prospective, double blind, randomized controlled clinic...
1. The clinical characteristics of patients in the overall study population and in the groups of candidates and non-candidates for CPAP therapy are shown in Table 1. Fig. 1 Flow chart of the study population (OSA: obstructive sleep apnea; HSAT: home sleep apnea test; RP: respiratory ...
The result was readily-identifiable, near-perfect clustering of the healthy and IPF patients, with only one patient being mis- classified. Interestingly, the 2 proteins in the hierarchical cluster that were overabundant in the IPF patients are the same 2 proteins that PLSDA identified as being ...
(PCWP) <15 mmHg after excluding other causes of PH such as having normal ventilation/perfusion scan (V/Q scan) (to rule out chronic thromboembolic disease), negative HIV and hepatitis serology, normal or mild ILD findings on HRCT (to rule out significant ILD), and normal sleep study in ...
The sedating-type anti-histamines help induce night sleep, but they cause sleepiness and compromise performance if taken during the day. When employed, anti-histamines are typically combined with a decongestant to help relieve nasal congestion. Sympathomimetic medications are used as vasoconstrictors ...