The Impact of Body Posture and Sleep Stages on Sleep Apnea Severity in Adults | Zendy

Nathaniel A. Eiseman | Zendy; M. Brandon Westover | Zendy; Jeffrey M. Ellenbogen | Zendy; Matt T. Bianchi | Zendy

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The Impact of Body Posture and Sleep Stages on Sleep Apnea Severity in Adults

Author(s) -

Nathaniel A. Eiseman,

M. Brandon Westover,

Jeffrey M. Ellenbogen,

Matt T. Bianchi

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.2258

Subject(s) - supine position , medicine , non rapid eye movement sleep , body position , polysomnography , sleep apnea , obstructive sleep apnea , apnea , apnea–hypopnea index , sleep stages , sleep (system call) , central sleep apnea , anesthesia , cardiology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , eye movement , ophthalmology , computer science , operating system

Determining the presence and severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is based on apnea and hypopnea event rates per hour of sleep. Making this determination presents a diagnostic challenge, given that summary metrics do not consider certain factors that influence severity, such as body position and the composition of sleep stages.

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