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Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy (DISE) with Target Controlled Infusion (TCI) and Bispectral Analysis in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Published on: December 6, 2016
[Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and work]
M Ruberto1, M Caputi, G Fiorentino
1Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sezione di Medicina del Lavoro, Igiene e Tossicologia Industriale, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Napoli. maria_ruberto@virgilio.it
Abstract:
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is a very common disease in work age. Aim of study is to assess the impact of OSAS in a workers population. 138 workers (M 117, F 21), age 35-65 (mean 52.66 +/- 3.042) consecutively referred to Respiratory Hospital Monaldi and to Occupational Health Medicine Department of Second University of Naples performed an anthropometric evaluation of BMI, neck and an overnight polisomnography with Embletta X10 (Flaga Medical Devices; Reykjavik, Iceland). Workers' population was divided into three groups according to the impact of daytime sleepiness on work efficiency. Occupational Health Medicine needs to evaluate the high prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome (OSAS, diabetes, insulin-resistance) in work age population.
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