Effects of CPAP Treatment Interruption Due to Disasters: Patients with Sleep-disordered Breathing in the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Area

Mito, Fumitaka; Nishijima, Tsuguo; Sakurai, Shigeru; Kizawa, Tetsuya; Hosokawa, K.; Takahashi, Susumu; Suwabe, Akira; Akasaka, Hiroshi; Kobayashi, Seiichiro

doi:10.1017/s1049023x13008959

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“…With regard to CPAP usage status, during the Great East Japan Earthquake, a survey within 14 days indicated that 92.3% of 1,047 cases were unable to use CPAP due to power outages due to concerns about aftershocks, relief activities, and loss of equipment, among others. Daytime sleepiness, insomnia, and headache recurred in 25% of 966 cases, indicating the need for measures for continuous use of CPAP in the event of a major disaster [ 173 ].…”

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Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) Clinical Practice Guidelines 2020

Akashiba

Inoue

Uchimura

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Sleep Biol. Rhythms

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The prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is reportedly very high. Among SDBs, the incidence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is higher than previously believed, with patients having moderate-to-severe OSA accounting for approximately 20% of adult males and 10% of postmenopausal women not only in Western countries but also in Eastern countries, including Japan. Since 1998, when health insurance coverage became available, the number of patients using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for sleep apnea has increased sharply, with the number of patients about to exceed 500,000 in Japan. Although the “Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) in Adults” was published in 2005, a new guideline was prepared to indicate the standard medical care based on the latest trends, as supervised by and in cooperation with the Japanese Respiratory Society and the “Survey and Research on Refractory Respiratory Diseases and Pulmonary Hypertension” Group, of Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and other related academic societies, including the Japanese Society of Sleep Research, in addition to referring to the previous guidelines. Since sleep apnea is an interdisciplinary field covering many areas, this guideline was prepared including 36 clinical questions (CQs). In the English version, therapies and managements for SAS, which were written from CQ16 to 36, were shown. The Japanese version was published in July 2020 and permitted as well as published as one of the Medical Information Network Distribution Service (Minds) clinical practice guidelines in Japan in July 2021.

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