Qualité de vie du patient (tunisien) adulte atteint de SAOS sévère

Kacem, Imene; Kalboussi, Houda; Salem, H. Ben; Maoua, Maher; Guedri, Sana El; Laayouni, M.; Ahmed, Ashir; Boughattas, W.; Brahem, A.; Debbabi, F.; Mâalel, Olfa El; Chatti, S.; Benzarti, M.; Mrizak, N.

doi:10.1016/j.pneumo.2017.07.001

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“…The most common night symptom of OSAS is snoring, while the day symptom is excessive sleepiness [3,4]. The most important risk factors are indicated as male gender, advanced age, neck circumference, and obesity [5].…”

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“…Even though the nighttime symptoms of OSAS are generally ignored by the patient, its daytime symptoms are quite striking. Daytime excessive sleepiness may be so severe that it may affect work performance, prevent driving a vehicle carefully, and increase the accident risks [3]. For that reason, patients under high risk for OSAS should be diagnosed and treated.…”

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The Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Accident Risk in Heavy Equipment Operators

Çelikhisar¹,

Ilkhan

2019

Medicina

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Background and Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is the most frequent sleep disorder, characterized by the repeated collapse of the upper respiratory tract during sleep. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of OSAS in heavy equipment operators and to determine the relationship between the work accidents that these operators were involved in and the OSAS symptoms and severity. In doing this, we aimed to emphasize the association of OSAS, which is a treatable disease, and these accidents, which cause loss of manpower, financial hampering, and even death. Materials and Methods: STOP BANG questionnaire was provided to 965 heavy equipment operators and polysomnography (PSG) was performed, in Izmir Esrefpasa Municipality Hospital, to the operators at high risk for OSAS. Demographic data, health status, and accidents of these operators were recorded. Results: All operators who participated in the study were male. The ages of the cases ranged from 35 to 58 and the mean age was 45.07 ± 5.54 years. The mean STOP BANG questionnaire results were 4.36 ± 3.82. In total, 142 operators were identified with high risk for OSAS and PSG could be performed on 110 of these 142 operators. According to the PSG results of the operators, 41 (37.3%) patients had normal findings, while 35 (31.8%) had mild, 20 (18.2%) had moderate, and 14 (12.7%) had severe OSAS. Among those 110 patients, 71 (64.5%) of the cases had no history of any accidents, 25 (22.8%) were almost involved in an accident due to sleepiness, and 14 (12.7%) were actually involved in an accident. There was a statistically significant relationship between the accident rate and OSAS severity (p: 0.009). Conclusion: Based on the data acquired in the present study, a positive correlation was determined between the accident statuses of drivers with OSAS severity. We want to attract attention to the necessity of evaluating the OSAS symptoms in professional heavy equipment operators during the certification period and at various intervals afterwards, and to carry out OSAS evaluations by PSG for those having a certain risk.

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confidence: 99%