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Owen GS, Talati VM, Zhang Y, LoSavio PS, Hutz MJ. The effect of head of bed elevation on upper airway collapsibility during drug-induced sleep endoscopy. J Clin Sleep Med 2024; 20:93-99. [PMID: 37707285 PMCID: PMC10758551 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.10824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Drug-induced sleep endoscopy with positive airway pressure evaluates the collapsibility of the upper airway. It is currently unknown whether body position affects this assessment. We sought to determine whether the collapsibility of the airway may change with head of bed elevation. METHODS A prospective, consecutive cohort study was performed by 2 sleep surgeons at a tertiary care center. Inclusion criteria included adults 18 years of age and older with obstructive sleep apnea who were intolerant to continuous positive airway pressure therapy. Patients underwent drug-induced sleep endoscopy with positive airway pressure to evaluate them for alternative treatment options. Patients were evaluated in supine position with the head of bed both level and elevated to 30°. The airway was evaluated using the standardized VOTE scoring system in both positions. RESULTS The 61 patients included in the study were predominantly male (70.5%), middle-aged (51.2 years), and obese (body mass index, 30.2 kg/m2) with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (apnea-hypopnea index, 34.1 events/h). The cohort consisted of predominantly positional obstructive sleep apnea (mean supine apnea-hypopnea index 48.7 events/h, nonsupine apnea-hypopnea index 20.8 events/h). All 4 sites of the upper airway demonstrated a significant decrease in airway opening pressures with the head of bed elevated compared to level (P < .01 for all sites). There was no significant difference in VOTE scoring between level and upright positions. CONCLUSIONS Patients with the head of bed elevated to 30° have a significantly lower degree of airway collapsibility compared to patients in the level position but no significant change in VOTE scoring was observed. CITATION Owen GS, Talati VM, Zhang Y, LoSavio PS, Hutz MJ. The effect of head of bed elevation on upper airway collapsibility during drug-induced sleep endoscopy. J Clin Sleep Med. 2024;20(1):93-99.
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- Grant S. Owen
- Rush Medical College, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Section of Sleep Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush Informatics and Biostatistics Core, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Section of Sleep Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Section of Sleep Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Section of Sleep Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Section of Sleep Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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Lukachan GA, Yadollahi A, Auckley D, Gavrilovic B, Matelski J, Chung F, Singh M. The impact of semi-upright position on severity of sleep disordered breathing in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a two-arm, prospective, randomized controlled trial. BMC Anesthesiol 2023; 23:236. [PMID: 37443016 PMCID: PMC10339502 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-023-02193-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The severity of sleep-disordered breathing is known to worsen postoperatively and is associated with increased cardio-pulmonary complications and increased resource implications. In the general population, the semi-upright position has been used in the management of OSA. We hypothesized that the use of a semi-upright position versus a non-elevated position will reduce postoperative worsening of OSA in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgeries. METHODS This study was conducted as a prospective randomized controlled trial of perioperative patients, undergoing elective non-cardiac inpatient surgeries. Patients underwent a preoperative sleep study using a portable polysomnography device. Patients with OSA (apnea hypopnea index (AHI) > 5 events/hr), underwent a sleep study on postoperative night 2 (N2) after being randomized into an intervention group (Group I): semi-upright position (30 to 45 degrees incline), or a control group (Group C) (zero degrees from horizontal). The primary outcome was postoperative AHI on N2. The secondary outcomes were obstructive apnea index (OAI), central apnea index (CAI), hypopnea index (HI), obstructive apnea hypopnea index (OAHI) and oxygenation parameters. RESULTS Thirty-five patients were included. Twenty-one patients were assigned to the Group 1 (females-14 (67%); mean age 65 ± 12) while there were fourteen patients in the Group C (females-5 (36%); mean age 63 ± 10). The semi-upright position resulted in a significant reduction in OAI in the intervention arm (Group C vs Group I postop AHI: 16.6 ± 19.0 vs 8.6 ± 11.2 events/hr; overall p = 0.01), but there were no significant differences in the overall AHI or other parameters between the two groups. Subgroup analysis of patients with "supine related OSA" revealed a decreasing trend in postoperative AHI with semi-upright position, but the sample size was too small to evaluate statistical significance. CONCLUSION In patients with newly diagnosed OSA, the semi-upright position resulted in improvement in obstructive apneas, but not the overall AHI. TRIAL REGISTRATION This trial was retrospectively registered in clinicaltrials.gov NCT02152202 on 02/06/2014.
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- Gincy A Lukachan
- Department of Anesthesia, Believers Church Medical College Hospital, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India
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- KITE - Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- KITE - Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Biostatistics Research Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst Street, McL 2-405, Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst Street, McL 2-405, Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8, Canada.
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Gurgel ML, Junior CC, Cevidanes LHS, de Barros Silva PG, Carvalho FSR, Kurita LM, Cunha TCA, Dal Fabbro C, Costa FWG. Methodological parameters for upper airway assessment by cone-beam computed tomography in adults with obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis. Sleep Breath 2023; 27:1-30. [PMID: 35190957 PMCID: PMC9392812 DOI: 10.1007/s11325-022-02582-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND A reliable method for analyzing the upper airway (UA) remains a challenge. This study aimed to report the methods for UA assessment using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). METHODS We performed a systematic review (PROSPERO #CRD42021237490 and PRISMA checklist) that applied a search strategy to seven databases and grey literature. RESULTS In 29 studies with moderate-to-high risk of bias, investigators mostly reported the body position during CBCT (upright or supine) and hard tissue references, diverging in UA delimitation and terminologies. The meta-analysis showed two subgroups (upright and supine), and no statistical differences were identified (p = 0.18) considering the UA area. The volume in the OSA group was smaller than that in the control group (p < 0.003 and Cohen's d = - 0.81) in the upright position. Patients with OSA showed smaller anteroposterior dimensions than the control group and were not affected by the position during image acquisition (p = 0.02; Cohen's d = - 0.52). The lateral measurements were also lower in the OSA group (supine) (p = 0.002; Cohen's d = - 0.6). CONCLUSIONS Patients with OSA showed smaller UA measurements in the upright (volume) and supine (lateral dimension) positions. The anteroposterior dimension was also reduced in patients with OSA compared to the control group, regardless of the position during CBCT acquisition.
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- Marcela Lima Gurgel
- Department of Dental Clinic, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, 1273 Monsenhor Furtado St, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Dental Clinic, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, 1273 Monsenhor Furtado St, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
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- Department of Dental Clinic, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, 1273 Monsenhor Furtado St, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Center for Advance Research in Sleep Medicine & Stomatology, Universite de Montreal & CIUSSS Nord Ile de Montreal, CHUM, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Dental Clinic, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, 1273 Monsenhor Furtado St, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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Roy A, Mandal M, Bhakta P, O'Brien B, Esquinas AM. Alternative Sleep Apnea Treatment: Comment. Anesthesiology 2023; 138:337. [PMID: 36473092 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000004433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Espinoza López PA, Fernández Landeo KJ, Pérez Silva Mercado RR, Quiñones Ardela JJ, Carrillo-Larco RM. Neck circumference in Latin America and the Caribbean: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Wellcome Open Res 2021; 6:13. [PMID: 33954266 PMCID: PMC8080980 DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16560.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background: High neck circumference (NC) is associated with high burden diseases in Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC). NC complements established anthropometric measurements for early identification of cardio-metabolic and other illnesses. However, evidence about NC has not been systematically studied in LAC. We aimed to estimate the mean NC and the prevalence of high NC in LAC. Methods: We conducted a systematic review in MEDLINE, Embase, Global Health and LILACS. Search results were screened and studied by two reviewers independently. To assess risk of bias of individual studies, we used the Hoy
et al. scale and the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. We conducted a random-effects meta-analysis. Results: In total, 182 abstracts were screened, 96 manuscripts were reviewed and 85 studies (n= 51,978) were summarized. From all the summarized studies, 14 were conducted in a sample of the general population, 23 were conducted with captive populations and 49 studies were conducted with patients. The pooled mean NC in the general population was 35.69 cm (95% IC: 34.85cm-36.53cm; I²: 99.6%). In our patient populations, the pooled mean NC in the obesity group was 42.56cm (95% CI 41.70cm-43.42cm; I²: 92.40%). Across all studied populations, there were several definitions of high NC; thus, prevalence estimates were not comparable. The prevalence of high NC ranged between 37.00% and 57.69% in the general population. The methodology to measure NC was not consistently reported. Conclusions: Mean NC in LAC appears to be in the range of estimates from other world regions. Inconsistent methods and definitions hamper cross-country comparisons and time trend analyses. There is a need for consistent and comparable definitions of NC so that it can be incorporated as a standard anthropometric indicator in surveys and epidemiological studies.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics London, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.,CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Effect of back-up head-elevated position during drug-induced sleep endoscopy in obstructive sleep apnea patients. Sleep Breath 2020; 25:685-693. [PMID: 32794026 DOI: 10.1007/s11325-020-02167-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2020] [Revised: 06/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/08/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to evaluate the difference of upper airway collapse between the back-up head-elevated position (a 45° upward inclination) and supine position to better elucidate the role of back-up head-elevated position in reductions of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity. METHODS From August 2016 to May 2019, 198 patients aged between 18 and 70 years were recruited in this study prospectively. Drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) findings were recorded with the patients first placed in the supine position then into the back-up head-elevated position with a 45° upward inclination. RESULTS From the supine to back-up head-elevated position, a significant decrease in the severity of collapse was observed in velum anteroposterior collapse and velum concentric collapse (p < 0.001 and p < 0.001, respectively), which was more predominant in patients with mild OSA than in patients with moderate to severe OSA. On the other hand, there was no significant improvement of any other collapse at the level of oropharynx, tongue base, or epiglottis when the position was shifted from the supine into back-up head-elevated position. CONCLUSIONS The back-up head-elevated position with a 45° upward inclination improved upper airway obstruction during DISE in velum anteroposterior collapse and velum concentric collapse. The proportion of patients with amelioration of upper airway collapse was much higher in patients with mild OSA than in patients with moderate to severe OSA. The back-up head-elevated position may be a reasonable alternative to traditional positional therapy for certain subgroups of patients with OSA.
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Riaz M, Ravula S, Obesso PD, Nigam G, Baran AS. The effect of torso elevation on minimum effective continuous positive airway pressure for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Breath 2020; 24:499-504. [PMID: 31286329 DOI: 10.1007/s11325-019-01880-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Revised: 06/02/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is considered the gold standard treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, it can be a challenge in some patients to find an effective CPAP setting that is well tolerated. A lower CPAP setting may improve patient tolerance of the treatment. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of approximately 30° torso elevation on minimum effective CPAP for the treatment of OSA. METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed to determine the effective CPAP setting required to treat OSA in patients who underwent CPAP titration with torso elevation using a wedge cushion, after having failed during the same titration study to achieve therapeutic results at CPAP of 20 cm H2O without torso elevation. RESULTS Thirty-nine patients who underwent CPAP titration with and without torso elevation utilizing a wedge cushion had statistically significant lowering of the minimum effective CPAP setting with torso elevation, with a mean CPAP reduction of 4.7 (p < 0.001) compared to ineffective treatment at CPAP of 20 cm H2O without torso elevation. Apnea hypopnea index (AHI), respiratory disturbance index (RDI), and lowest oxygen saturation (SpO2) were all improved with torso elevation, with a mean AHI difference of 4.4 (p = 0.03), mean RDI difference of 14.2 (p = 0.001), and mean SpO2 difference of 5.9% (p = 0.002). Age and BMI were inversely correlated, and gender had no correlation with therapeutic CPAP settings with use of torso elevation. CONCLUSION Torso elevation of approximately 30° resulted in effective CPAP treatment at settings significantly lower than 20 cm H2O in all reviewed OSA patients, who had been ineffectively treated without torso elevation at the maximum tested setting of 20 cm H2O. This intervention may be a useful adjunct during in-lab titration studies for patients who are not effectively treated at or cannot tolerate high CPAP settings.
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- Muhammad Riaz
- Astria Health Center, 208 N. Euclid, Grandview, WA, 98930, USA
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- St. Elizabeth Physicians, 2647 St. Elizabeth Blvd, Gonzales, LA, 70737, USA
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- University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 N State St, Jackson, MS, 39216, USA
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- Presbyterian Hospital, 1010 Spruce St, Espanola, NM, 87532, USA
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- Sleep Disorders Center, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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Hassaan A, Trinidade A, Kotecha B, Tolley N. TORS for OSA: a practice, pitfalls and literature review. Int J Health Care Qual Assur 2019; 32:488-498. [PMID: 31017058 DOI: 10.1108/ijhcqa-05-2018-0112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Trans-oral robotic surgery (TORS) is increasingly employed in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) management. Objective outcomes are generally assessed through polysomnography. Pre-operative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be a useful adjunct in objective upper airway assessment, in particular the tongue base, providing useful information for surgical planning and outcome assessment, though care must be taken in patient positioning during surgery. The purpose of this paper is to identify pitfalls in this process and suggest a protocol for pre-operative MRI scanning in OSA. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH This study is a four-patient prospective case-series and literature review. Outcome measures include pre- and post-operative volumetric changes in the pharynx as measured on MRI and apnoea-hypopnea indices (AHI), with cure being OSA resolution or a 50 per cent reduction in AHI. FINDINGS All patients achieved AHI reduction and/or OSA cure following TORS, despite a decrease in pharyngeal volume measurements at the tongue base level. This study and others lacked standardisation in the MRI scanning protocol, which resulted in an inability to effectively compare pre- and post-operative scans. Pitfalls were related to variation in head/tongue position, soft-tissue marker usage and assessed area boundary limits. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS TORS appears to be effective in OSA management. A new protocol for patient positioning and anatomical landmarks is suggested. ORIGINALITY/VALUE The findings could provide directly comparable data between scans and may allow correlation between tongue base volumetric changes and AHI through subsequent and historical study meta-analysis.
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- Amro Hassaan
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Southend-on-Sea, UK
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- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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Zhang WB, Firwana A, Wang H, Sun L, Wang J. Relationship of the airway size to the mandible distance in Chinese skeletal Class I and Class II adults with normal vertical facial pattern. Indian J Dent Res 2019; 30:368-374. [DOI: 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_526_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Neelapu BC, Kharbanda OP, Sardana HK, Gupta A, Vasamsetti S, Balachandran R, Rana SS, Sardana V. The reliability of different methods of manual volumetric segmentation of pharyngeal and sinonasal subregions. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2017; 124:577-587. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2017.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Revised: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A pilot study for segmentation of pharyngeal and sino-nasal airway subregions by automatic contour initialization. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg 2017; 12:1877-1893. [PMID: 28755036 DOI: 10.1007/s11548-017-1650-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE The objective of the present study is to put forward a novel automatic segmentation algorithm to segment pharyngeal and sino-nasal airway subregions on 3D CBCT imaging datasets. METHODS A fully automatic segmentation of sino-nasal and pharyngeal airway subregions was implemented in MATLAB programing environment. The novelty of the algorithm is automatic initialization of contours in upper airway subregions. The algorithm is based on boundary definitions of the human anatomy along with shape constraints with an automatic initialization of contours to develop a complete algorithm which has a potential to enhance utility at clinical level. Post-initialization; five segmentation techniques: Chan-Vese level set (CVL), localized Chan-Vese level set (LCVL), Bhattacharya distance level set (BDL), Grow Cut (GC), and Sparse Field method (SFM) were used to test the robustness of automatic initialization. RESULTS Precision and F-score were found to be greater than 80% for all the regions with all five segmentation methods. High precision and low recall were observed with BDL and GC techniques indicating an under segmentation. Low precision and high recall values were observed with CVL and SFM methods indicating an over segmentation. A Larger F-score value was observed with SFM method for all the subregions. Minimum F-score value was observed for naso-ethmoidal and sphenoidal air sinus region, whereas a maximum F-score was observed in maxillary air sinuses region. The contour initialization was more accurate for maxillary air sinuses region in comparison with sphenoidal and naso-ethmoid regions. CONCLUSION The overall F-score was found to be greater than 80% for all the airway subregions using five segmentation techniques, indicating accurate contour initialization. Robustness of the algorithm needs to be further tested on severely deformed cases and on cases with different races and ethnicity for it to have global acceptance in Katradental radKatraiology workflow.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to test the effects of a mild degree of head-of-bed elevation (HOBE) (7.5°) on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity and sleep quality. Methods OSA patients were recruited from a single sleep clinic (Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil). Following a baseline polysomnography (PSG), all patients underwent a PSG with HOBE (within 2 weeks). In addition, a subset of patients performed a third PSG without HOBE. Results Fifty-two patients were included in the study (age 53.2 ± 9.1 years; BMI 29.6 ± 4.8 kg/m2, neck circumference 38.9 ± 3.8 cm, and Epworth Sleepiness Scale 15 ± 7). Compared to baseline, HOBE significantly decreased the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) from 15.7 [11.3–22.5] to 10.7 [6.6–16.5] events/h; p < 0.001 and increased minimum oxygen saturation from 83.5 [77.5–87] to 87 [81–90]%; p = 0.003. The sleep architecture at baseline and HOBE were similar. However, sleep efficiency increased slightly but significantly with HOBE (87.2 [76.7–90.7] vs 88.8 [81.6–93.3]; p = 0.005). The AHI obtained at the third PSG without HOBE (n = 7) returned to baseline values. Conclusions Mild HOBE significantly improves OSA severity without interfering in sleep architecture and therefore is a simple alternative treatment to ameliorate OSA.
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Rana SS, Kharbanda OP. Cervical computed tomography in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: influence of head elevation on the assessment of upper airway volume. Cervical computed tomography in patients with obstructive sleep apnea influence of head elevation on the assessment of upper airway volume. Positional changes of oropharyngeal structures due to gravity in the upright and supine positions. AUTHOR'S REPLY. J Bras Pneumol 2016; 42:395-396. [PMID: 27812643 PMCID: PMC5094880 DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37562016000000176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Shailendra Singh Rana
- . Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Deformities, Centre for Dental Education and Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- . Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Deformities, Centre for Dental Education and Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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