Surface Tension of Upper Airway Mucosal Lining Liquid in Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome | Zendy

Jason P. Kirkness | Zendy; Melanie Madronio | Zendy; Rosie Stavrinou | Zendy; John R. Wheatley | Zendy; Terence C. Amis | Zendy

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Surface Tension of Upper Airway Mucosal Lining Liquid in Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome

Author(s) -

Jason P. Kirkness,

Melanie Madronio,

Rosie Stavrinou,

John R. Wheatley,

Terence C. Amis

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

sleep

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222

H-Index - 207

eISSN - 1550-9109

pISSN - 0161-8105

DOI - 10.1093/sleep/28.4.457

Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , hypopnea , airway , anesthesia , confidence interval , apnea , sleep (system call) , sleep apnea , polysomnography , computer science , operating system

The obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a disorder characterized by repetitive closure and reopening of the upper airway during sleep. Upper airway luminal patency is influenced by the surface tension (gamma) acting within the liquid layer lining the upper airway. The aim of the present study was to examine the gamma of upper airway mucosal lining liquid (UAL) in both healthy subjects and patients with OSAHS before and after sleep.

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