DTIC AD1009923: Home Based Diagnosis and Management pdf

DTIC AD1009923: Home Based Diagnosis and Management

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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

• Creator/s: Defense Technical Information Center
• Date: 2/1/2016
• Year: 2016
• Book Topics/Themes: DTIC Archive, Sitrin, Robert G, University of Michigan Ann Arbor United States, patient care, spinal injuries, surveys

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