Chemical Control of Ventilation and Sleep Arterial Oxygen Desaturation in Patients with COPD1–3
Fleetham J, Mezon B, West P, Bradley C, Anthonisen N, Kryger M. Chemical Control of Ventilation and Sleep Arterial Oxygen Desaturation in Patients with COPD1–3. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1980, 122: 583-9. PMID: 7436124, DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1980.122.4.583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsO2 saturationSleep desaturationVentilatory sensitivityRapid eye movement (REM) sleepNocturnal changesArterial oxygen desaturationLowest O2 saturationHypoxic ventilatory responseArterial O2 saturationEye movement sleepHypoxemic COPDNocturnal desaturationOxygen desaturationLung functionBlood gasesVentilatory responseMovement sleepVentilatory controlPatientsMaximal desaturationSleepDesaturationSleep stagesHypercapniaWakefulness