Open AccessSleep-Induced Hypoxia under Flight Conditions: Implications and Countermeasures for Long-Haul Flight Crews and Passengers
Author(s) -
EvaMaria Elmenhorst,
Daniel Rooney,
Sibylle Benderoth,
M Wittkowski,
Jörg Wenzel,
Daniel Aeschbach
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
nature and science of sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.715
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 1179-1608
DOI - 10.2147/nss.s339196
Subject(s) - sleep (system call) , wakefulness , medicine , hypoxia (environmental) , effects of high altitude on humans , crew , anesthesia , oxygenation , oxygen , aeronautics , electroencephalography , psychiatry , chemistry , organic chemistry , computer science , engineering , anatomy , operating system
Recuperation during sleep on board of commercial long-haul flights is a safety issue of utmost importance for flight crews working extended duty periods. We intended to explore how sleep and blood oxygenation (in wake versus sleep) are affected by the conditions in an airliner at cruising altitude.