Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity and Overnight Body Fluid Shift before and after Hemodialysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with significantly increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Fluid overload may promote obstructive sleep apnea in patients with ESRD through an overnight fluid shift from the legs to the neck soft tissues. Body fluid shift and severity of obstructive sleep apnea before and after hemodialysis were compared in patients with ESRD.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

Seventeen patients with hemodialysis and moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea were included. Polysomnographies were performed the night before and after hemodialysis to assess obstructive sleep apnea, and bioimpedance was used to measure fluid overload and leg fluid volume.

Results

The mean overnight rostral fluid shift w

SUBMITTER: Ogna A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4455216 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature