Sleep and breathing disturbances in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease traveling to altitude: a randomized trial

Sleep

Latshang, Tsogyal D^1¹ 

[1] Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sleep Disorders Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland and Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland^1

关键词: lung disease;    COPD;    hypoxia;    altitude;    sleep apnea;    sleep;    vigilance;   

DOI  :  10.1093/sleep/zsy203

学科分类：生理学

来源: American Academy of Sleep Medicine

【 摘 要 】

Study ObjectivesPatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have impaired pulmonary gas exchange near sea level. The purpose of the current study was to investigate whether exposure to hypobaric hypoxia during a stay at altitude affects nocturnal oxygen saturation, breathing pattern, and sleep in patients with moderate to severe COPD.

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