Sleep Strategies
Sleep Strategies
Should napping be recommended as a health behavior?
Research indicates that a sleep deficit is taking a toll on day-to-day functioning, as well as long-term health outcomes.
Sleep Strategies
OSA in pregnancy: Who to test, how to screen, and does treatment help?
OSA in pregnancy is associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, gestational diabetes, preterm birth, etc.
Sleep Strategies
On 5 Ps: PSG, PM, PPG, PulseOx, and PAT
OSA has been increasingly recognized and studied, but still many patients remain undiagnosed and untreated.
Networks
Post–intensive care syndrome and insomnia
There has been a recent interest in post–intensive care syndrome (PICS), as an increasing number of patients are surviving critical illness.
Sleep Strategies
Home ventilation consult
CHEST’s Sleep Medicine Network discusses the impact of Philips’ decision to stop producing its mechanical ventilation products.
Sleep Strategies
Daylight Saving Time: Saving light but endangering health
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recently published its position statement reaffirming its support of utilizing permanent Standard Time (ST...
Sleep Strategies
New pharmacological interventions for residual excessive daytime sleepiness in OSA
Residual excessive daytime sleepiness (REDS) is defined as the urge to sleep during the day despite an intention to remain alert after optimal...
Networks
CPAP in overlap syndrome: Unveiling the evidence
The overlap syndrome (OS), which refers to the co-occurrence of OSA and COPD, was first described by Flenley in 1985.
Sleep Strategies
Implementing a hypoglossal nerve stimulation program in your sleep practice
Nearly 50% of CPAP users discontinue treatment by the fifth year.
Sleep Strategies
CPAP for OSA: What is the verdict?
Severe OSA has been associated with an elevated risk of all-cause and cardiovascular-specific mortality.