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Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine
; (12)2006.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-679316
ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the influences of Bi-level positive airway pressure(BiPAP)to night-time hy- poxemia and change of sleep structure in the patients with overlap syndrome(OS).Methods 25 patients with OS,19 with primary snoring(PS)were monitored and diagnosed by nocturnal polysomnography(PSG)for parameters of sleep efficiency(SE)and sleep architecture.The data of patients with OS were rechecked after 2-month's BiPAP treatment. Results In OS group,the level of FEV1%,FEV1/FVC,SaO2 A,SaO2 L,SE,REM and S3+4 were significantly lower than those in PS(P