Effect of different sleep positions on the apnea hypopnea index of OSAHS patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2017.08.006
- VernacularTitle:不同睡眠体位对OSAHS患者呼吸暂停低通气指数的影响
- Author:
Yimin CAI
1
;
Wenhui GUO
;
Jiuhong DING
;
Xuyan TAN
;
Ren HU
Author Information
1. 湖南师范大学第一附属医院(湖南省人民医院)护理部
- Keywords:
Sleep apnea;
obstructive;
Posture;
Polysomnography
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2017;23(8):1065-1068
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the effects of different sleep positions on the apnea hypopnea index (AHI) of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) patients under the state of sleep. Methods Totally 98 OSAHS patients from the ENT clinic and the inpatient department of a tertiary hospital of Changsha from May to July 2015 were selected as the research objects. By using polysomnography detection instrument, the AHI index of patients under different sleeping postures were observed and compared between two groups. Results For 98 patients, the AHI index was (16.51±42.08) in their right lateral position, the AHI index was (20.05±66.11) in left lateral position, AHI index was (22.04±86.39) in supine position, and the AHI index was (53.31±122.88) in prone position. The differences of AHI index in prone position were statistically significant compared with the right lateral position, the left lateral position and supine position (P < 0.05). Conclusions The right lateral position is the best position for OSAHS patients under the state of sleep, and it can decrease upper airway pressure and reduce the sleep apnea and hypopnea during sleep.
