The effect of body position on physiological factors that contribute to obstructive sleep apnea

Sleep

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1469-1478K

  Joosten, Simon A ^a   Edwards, Bradley A ^b   Wellman, Andrew ^b   Turton, Anthony ^a   Skuza, Elizabeth M ^a   Berger, Philip J ^a   Hamilton, Garun S ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Functional residual capacity.; Lung volume measurements; Obstructive; Sleep apnea; Supine position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; AIRWAY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SUPINE POSITION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; WAKEFULNESS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING; LUNG; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNX; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

AROUSAL; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNX; POSTURE; PRESSURE; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SUPINE POSITION; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84931079597     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5665/sleep.4992     Document Type: Article

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