Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Abstract

Sleep-disordered breathing is highly prevalent and grossly underrecognized. The adverse medical and psychosocial consequences of OSA and other sleep-related breathing disorders are considerable. The impact of sleep therapies on highly prevalent neurologic disorders associated with substantial morbidity and health care costs is becoming increasingly recognized.

Sleep apnea and subsequent cancer incidence

“…We extracted pertinent information from clinical and administrative databases maintained by the UWM system to identify a cohort of adults aged ≥20 years diagnosed with sleep apnea between January 2005 and December 2014 (N=34,402). This cohort included individuals with obstructive and/or central sleep apnea; however, given that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (alone, or in combination with elements of central sleep apnea) accounts for the vast majority of sleep apnea cases (>90%), 35 our results are most reflective of associations with OSA. We identified sleep apnea diagnoses based on International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes [ICD-9-CM] (codes 327.20, 327.21, 327.23, 327.27, 327.29, 780.51, 780.53 and 780.57).…”

The intrapartum and perinatal risks of sleep-disordered breathing in pregnancy: a systematic review and metaanalysis

“…(severe sleep apnea). 15,16 For studies using the PSQI, a score of >5 was considered to represent the SDB group while controls had a PSQI score or <5. 13 For studies that assessed outcomes in both the second and third trimesters, only data from the third trimester were included.…”

Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Idiopathic Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus: Recent Pathophysiological Advances

“…OSA is the most prevalent form of SDB in adults [27•] affecting about 20 million Americans. SDB is an independent vascular risk factor—seldom diagnosed—that increases significantly the risk of cardiovascular complications [28, 29].…”