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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Hypoxemia during Sleep
Oreste MarroneVincenzo BelliaGiovanni BonsignoreFabio Cibellasubject
medicine.medical_specialtyCOPDbusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentSleep apneamedicine.diseaseSleep in non-human animalsrespiratory tract diseasesHypoxemiaObstructive sleep apneaSleep and breathingInternal medicineCardiologyMedicineContinuous positive airway pressuremedicine.symptombusinessPathologicaldescription
In most normal subjects arterial oxyhemoglobin saturation (SaO2) remains substantially stable throughout all sleep time: some exceptions however, may be observed especially in elderly subjects, who may show desaturations, sometimes associated with apneas (Block et al., 1979; Krieger et al., 1983; Catterall et al., 1985). Conversely, SaO2 drops during part of, or even the whole sleep time, are a common finding in pathological conditions like obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-01-01 |