Supplemental Oxygen Treats Periodic Breathing without Effects on Sleep in Late-Preterm Infants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effect of supplemental oxygen on sleep has not been studied in preterm infants.

Methods

We studied 18 stable late-preterm infants with observed periodic breathing at a median gestational age of 36 weeks. Polysomnography was performed on room air and on 25% oxygen-enriched ambient air.

Results

Supplemental oxygen did not affect sleep stage distribution, sleep efficiency, the frequency of sleep stage transitions, the appearance of rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep periods, or the high number of spontaneous arousals. The percentage in periodic breathing out of total sleep time decreased from 10% (interquartile range [IQR] 5-9%) on room air to 1% (IQR 0-3%) (p < 0.001) on supplemental oxygen. Also, the number of central apneas decreased from 48 (IQR 32-68) to

SUBMITTER: Seppa-Moilanen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9677840 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature