Elevated Upper Body Position Improves Pregnancy-Related OSA Without Impairing Sleep Quality or Sleep Architecture Early After Delivery
Zaremba S, Mueller N, Heisig AM, Shin CH, Jung S, Leffert LR, Bateman BT, Pugsley LJ, Nagasaka Y, Duarte IM, Ecker JL, Eikermann M. Elevated Upper Body Position Improves Pregnancy-Related OSA Without Impairing Sleep Quality or Sleep Architecture Early After Delivery. CHEST Journal 2015, 148: 936-944. PMID: 25905714, DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-2973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper airway cross-sectional areaAirway cross-sectional areaApnea-hypopnea indexUpper body elevationCross-sectional areaUpper body positionBody positionSleep architectureEarly postpartum womenUpper bodyInstitutional review board approvalUpper airway resistanceSeverity of OSABody elevationTotal sleep timeReview board approvalMassachusetts General HospitalRespiratory safetySevere OSAAcoustic pharyngometryNonpregnant patientsPostpartum patientsAirway resistanceCrossover studySleep apnea