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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., Volume 157, Number 5, May 1998, 1461-1467

Detection of Flow Limitation with a Nasal Cannula/ Pressure Transducer System

JEAN-JACQUES HOSSELET, ROBERT G. NORMAN, INDU AYAPPA, and DAVID M. RAPOPORT

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York

We previously showed that upper airway resistance can be inferred from the inspiratory flow contour during continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The present study examines whether similar information can be obtained from inspiratory flow measured by a nasal cannula/pressure transducer. Ten symptomatic patients (snoring, upper airway resistance syndrome [UARS], or OSAS) and four asymptomatic subjects underwent nocturnal polysomnography (NPSG) with monitoring of flow (nasal cannula) and respiratory driving pressure (esophageal or supraglottic catheter). For each breath the inspiratory flow signal was classified as normal, flattened, or intermediate by custom software. "Resistance" was calculated from peak inspiratory flow and pressure, and normalized to the resistance during quiet wakefulness. Resistance in all stages of sleep was increased for breaths with flattened (387 ± 188%) or intermediate (292 ± 163%) flow contour. In combination with apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), identification of "respiratory events," consisting of consecutive breaths with a flattened contour, allowed differentiation of symptomatic from asymptomatic subjects. Our data show that development of a plateau on the inspiratory flow signal from a nasal cannula identifies increased upper airway resistance and the presence of flow limitation. In patients with symptoms of excessive daytime somnolence and low AHI this may help diagnose the UARS and separate it from nonrespiratory causes of sleep fragmentation.




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