1982
Sleep, Arousals, and Oxygen Desaturation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Fleetham J, West P, Mezon B, Conway W, Roth T, Kryger M. Sleep, Arousals, and Oxygen Desaturation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1982, 126: 429-33. PMID: 7125332, DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1982.126.3.429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxygen desaturationArousal frequencySleep qualityChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAge-matched normal subjectsLower mean SaO2Role of hypoxemiaArterial oxygen desaturationObstructive pulmonary diseaseRoom air breathingArterial O2 saturationPoor sleep qualityReduced sleep timeSleep stage changesApneic episodesPulmonary functionOxygen therapyPulmonary diseaseSupplemental oxygenMean SaO2Sleep disruptionREM sleepNormal subjectsO2 saturationPatients
1980
The Effect of Low Flow Oxygen Therapy on the Chemical Control of Ventilation in Patients with Hypoxemic COPD1–3
Fleetham J, Bradley C, Kryger M, Anthonisen N. The Effect of Low Flow Oxygen Therapy on the Chemical Control of Ventilation in Patients with Hypoxemic COPD1–3. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1980, 122: 833-40. PMID: 6779682, DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1980.122.6.833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseHypoxemic chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseOxygen therapyHypoxic responseLow-flow oxygen therapyCentral ventilatory driveFlow oxygen therapyNocturnal oxygen therapyObstructive pulmonary diseaseArterial O2 saturationNocturnal oxygenPulmonary diseaseSuch patientsVentilatory driveMinute ventilationInspiratory flowO2 saturationPatientsTherapyContinuous oxygenMonthsHypoxiaInitial responseHypoxemiaVentilationChemical 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
1978
Treatment of Excessive Polycythemia of High Altitude with Respiratory Stimulant Drugs1–3
Kryger M, McCullough R, Collins D, Scoggin C, Weil J, Grover R. Treatment of Excessive Polycythemia of High Altitude with Respiratory Stimulant Drugs1–3. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1978, 117: 455-64. PMID: 629480, DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1978.117.3.455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedroxyprogesterone acetateExcessive polycythemiaTidal volumeVentilatory responseArterial PCO2O2 saturationWeeks of therapyMonths of treatmentEffect of medroxyprogesteroneHypoxic ventilatory responseArterial O2 saturationNormal arterial PCO2Progestational agentsArterial PO2Normal lungStimulant effectsExcessive hypoxemiaPatientsMedroxyprogesteroneNormal valuesPolycythemiaDead spaceVentilationTherapyHematocrit