Home-Based Diagnosis and Management of Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Spinal Cord Injury

Abstract

Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) commonly have sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) due to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and/or nocturnal hypoventilation (NH). In the general population, OSA has been linked to cardiovascular morbidity, glucose intolerance, obesity, and hyperlipidemia, all common co-morbidities with SCI. The impact of SDB in SCI has received little attention. Conventionally, SDB is diagnosed by a facility-based polysomnogram (PSG), which is often unavailable to SCI patients because of logistical obstacles. Our hypothesis is that unrecognized SDB is common, can be diagnosed by home-based testing, and contributes to the morbidity of patients with SCI. This project is a prospective cohort study targeting 100 subjects with C1-T6 SCI.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1009923

Entities

People

  • Robert G. Sitrin

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airway Management
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Health Services
  • Internal Medicine
  • Lung Diseases
  • Medical Personnel
  • Muscular Diseases
  • Respiration Disorders
  • Spinal Injuries

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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