Successful nCPAP (nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) Treatment for a Disuse Syndrome Patient with SAS (Sleep Apnea Syndrome)
10.2490/jjrmc.44.276
- VernacularTitle:睡眠時無呼吸症候群（SAS）を伴った廃用症候群に経鼻的持続気道陽圧療法（nCPAP）を導入し効果をみた1例
- Author:
Yuji WADA
;
Tomoyoshi OTSUKA
;
Kazuto AKABOSHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
SAS : Sleep Apnea Syndrome;
disuse syndrome;
nCPAP : nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure;
rehabilitation
- From:The Japanese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
2007;44(5):276-279
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
The patient, a 72-year-old man, was admitted for disuse syndrome after left lower thigh cellulites, who originally developed left hemiparesis at age 60. At the time of admission, he was alert, his Body Mass Index was 18.5 and his FIM (Functional Independence Measure) score was 49. We thought this was a case of post stroke disuse syndrome manifesting after long-term bedridden inactivity. He underwent a hospital rehabilitation program; however, he gained only poor functional recovery after one month. He complained about nighttime snoring and awakening from sleep. So he was evaluated with a portable device for SAS (Sleep Apnea Syndrome). His ESS (Epworth Sleepiness Scale) was 21, his Apnea-Hypnea Index was 58.2 and his lowest SpO2 level was 75%. With a diagnosis of severe SAS, he was treated with nighttime nCPAP (nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure). After treatment, his lowest SpO2 level rose to 90%, and the patient's excessive daytime sleepiness (ESS=15) and ADL (FIM=85) improved. When patients exhibit poor recovery after training, the possibility of SAS should be taken into consideration and they should be tested accordingly.
