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Title: An assessment of a simple clinical technique to estimate pharyngeal collapsibility in people with OSA.
Austin Authors: Osman, Amal M;Tong, Benjamin K;Landry, Shane A;Edwards, Bradley A;Joosten, Simon A;Hamilton, Garun S;Cori, Jennifer M ;Jordan, Amy S ;Stevens, David;Grunstein, Ronald R;McEvoy, R Doug;Catcheside, Peter G;Eckert, Danny J
Affiliation: Institute for Breathing and Sleep
Monash Lung and Sleep, Monash Health Clayton, Victoria, Australia
School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research and the University of Sydney, Glebe, NSW, Australia
CRC for Alertness, Safety and Productivity, Melbourne, Australia
Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), and the School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, A Flinders Centre of Research Excellence, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
Sleep and Circadian Medicine Laboratory, Department of Physiology and School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Issue Date: 8-Apr-2020
Date: 2020-04-08
Publication information: Sleep 2020; online first: 8 April
Abstract: Quantification of upper airway collapsibility in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) could help inform targeted therapy decisions. However, current techniques are clinically impractical. The primary aim of this study was to assess if a simple, novel technique could be implemented as part of a CPAP titration study to assess pharyngeal collapsibility. 35 participants (15-female) with OSA (mean±SD AHI=35±19events/h) were studied. Participants first completed a simple clinical intervention during a routine CPAP titration where CPAP was transiently turned off from the therapeutic pressure for ≤5 breaths/efforts on ≥5 occasions during stable non-REM sleep for quantitative assessment of airflow responses (%peak inspiratory flow[PIF] from preceding 5 breaths). Participants then underwent an overnight physiology study to determine the pharyngeal critical closing pressure (Pcrit) and repeat transient drops to zero CPAP to assess airflow response reproducibility. Mean PIF of breaths 3-5 during zero CPAP on the simple clinical intervention versus the physiology night were similar (34±29 vs. 28±30% on therapeutic CPAP, p=0.2; range 0-90 vs. 0-95%). Pcrit was -1.0±2.5cmH2O (range -6 to +5cmH2O). Mean PIF during zero CPAP on the simple clinical intervention and the physiology night correlated with Pcrit (r=-0.7 and -0.9 respectively, p<0.0001). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis indicated significant diagnostic utility for the simple intervention to predict Pcrit<-2 and <0cmH2O (AUC=0.81 and 0.92), respectively. A simple CPAP intervention can successfully discriminate between patients with and without mild to moderately collapsible pharyngeal airways. This scalable approach may help select individuals most likely to respond to non-CPAP therapies.
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/22951
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa067
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Journal: Sleep
PubMed URL: 32267509
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: clinical tool
endotyping
respiratory physiology
sleep disordered breathing
upper airway anatomy
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