Open AccessA Review on Complications of Sleep Apnea
Author(s) -
John David,
Cindy Jose,
N Venkateswaramurthy,
R Sambath Kumar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of drug delivery and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2250-1177
DOI - 10.22270/jddt.v11i6.5164
Subject(s) - medicine , sleep apnea , central sleep apnea , apnea , bradycardia , obstructive sleep apnea , sleep (system call) , anesthesia , breathing , neurocognitive , cardiology , polysomnography , heart rate , psychiatry , blood pressure , cognition , computer science , operating system
Sleep apnea occurs when the upper airway repeatedly becomes blocked during sleep, reducing or entirely blocking airflow. This is referred to as obstructive sleep apnea. If the brain fails to provide the necessary impulses for breathing, the disease is known as central sleep apnea. Sleep apnea and other sleep breathing problems are a leading cause of medical, social, and occupational disability. Sleep apnea is also linked to pulmonary hypertension, cardiac arrhythmia and other neurocognitive effects, majority of individuals with sleep apnea go undetected, putting them at danger during surgery. It is critical to identify these patients so that relevant steps can be implemented as soon as possible. In this review article, we will discuss about sleep apnea issues and their possible causes.
Keywords: Sleep apnea, Bradycardia, Tachycardia, Breathing, Hypercapnia