High prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in the intensive care unit - a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Sleep-disordered breathing may be induced by, exacerbate, or complicate recovery from critical illness. Disordered breathing during sleep, which itself is often fragmented, can go unrecognized in the intensive care unit (ICU). The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence, severity, and risk factors of sleep-disordered breathing in ICU patients using a single respiratory belt and oxygen saturation signals.

Methods

Patients in three ICUs at Massachusetts General Hospital wore a thoracic respiratory effort belt as part of a clinical trial for up to 7 days and nights. Using a previously developed machine learning algorithm, we processed respiratory and oximetry signals to measure the 3% apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and estimate AH-specific hypoxic burden a

SUBMITTER: Bucklin AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9931933 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature