Open AccessOxygen saturation, periodic breathing and apnea during sleep in infants 1 to 4 month old living at 2,560 meters above sea level
Author(s) -
Santiago Ucrós,
Claudia Granados,
Karem Parejo,
Fernando Guillén,
Fausto Ortega,
Sonia Restrepo,
Fabián Gil,
Miriam Guillén
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2015.eng.341
Subject(s) - periodic breathing , apnea , oxygen saturation , breathing , medicine , sleep apnea , oxygen , anesthesia , audiology , cardiology , chemistry , organic chemistry
There are few data in the literature related to polysomnography in infants in altitudes from 2,200 m to 2,800 m. The main objective of this investigation was to describe oxygen saturation (SpO2) levels during sleep in infants aged between 1 and 4 months living at an altitude of 2,560 m. The secondary objectives were the description of periodic breathing (PB) and apnea indexes. Polysomnography was performed in 35 healthy infants 1-4 months in Cuenca (Ecuador) at 2,560 m. The median for SpO2 was 92% and 4.9% for PB. The median for the central apnea index was 23.7/hour and 15.4/hour when related to PB. No correlation was found between PB and SpO2.