Upper Airway Collapsibility During Wakefulness in Children with Sleep Disordered Breathing, as Determined by the Negative Expiratory Pressure Technique | Zendy

Helena Larramona Carrera | Zendy; Joseph M. McDonough | Zendy; Paul R. Gallagher | Zendy; Swaroop Pinto | Zendy; John Samuel | Zendy; Natalie DiFeo | Zendy; Carole L. Marcus | Zendy

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Upper Airway Collapsibility During Wakefulness in Children with Sleep Disordered Breathing, as Determined by the Negative Expiratory Pressure Technique

Author(s) -

Helena Larramona Carrera,

Joseph M. McDonough,

Paul R. Gallagher,

Swaroop Pinto,

John Samuel,

Natalie DiFeo,

Carole L. Marcus

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

sleep

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222

H-Index - 207

eISSN - 1550-9109

pISSN - 0161-8105

DOI - 10.5665/sleep.1034

Subject(s) - supine position , medicine , wakefulness , expiration , obstructive sleep apnea , anesthesia , apnea , airway , cardiology , tidal volume , polysomnography , ventilation (architecture) , respiratory system , electroencephalography , mechanical engineering , psychiatry , engineering

Upper airway (UA) collapsibility is a major factor in the pathophysiology of sleep disordered breathing (SDB). We hypothesized that the negative expiratory pressure (NEP) technique could distinguish between normal children and children with SDB even during wakefulness.

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