Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in a Railroad Controller Worker

Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) constitutes a healthcare issue of major importance at international level with a prevalence of 5% in the active population. Consequentially to the induced co-morbidities, the mortality reaches as high as 39% at eight years time lapse from the initial diagnostic. Seldom und...

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Published inRevue roumaine de médecine interne (1990) Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 91 - 96
Main Authors Rascu, Agripina, Moise, Laura, Naghi, Eugenia, Rascu, Alexandra, Lacatusu, Lavinia
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Abstract Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) constitutes a healthcare issue of major importance at international level with a prevalence of 5% in the active population. Consequentially to the induced co-morbidities, the mortality reaches as high as 39% at eight years time lapse from the initial diagnostic. Seldom undiagnosed, the severity spectrum of SAS, in the absence of therapy, only continues to amplify. Here below, we are presenting the case of a 49 years old patient, railroad controller worker, non-smoker and occasionally alcohol user, who was hospitalized in our Clinic for Occupational Medicine. During last year, the patient was accusing excessive daytime somnolence, breath arrests during sleep, intense snoring, morning headaches, morning oral dryness, pin point chest pain, nocturia (4-5 nocturnal urination), concentration difficulties and an overall reduced work capacity. The presumptive diagnostic of Obstructive Sleep Apnea is being considered based on the correlation between the clinical presentation and the Epworth, Stanford and Berlin questionnaire results. The key diagnostic element was the polygraph recording over an 8 hours sleep period. Positive Diagnosis: Obstructive Sleep Apnea severe form. Management and recommendations: (1) Behavioral therapy (weight loss) and (2) CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) therapy which was instituted immediately after the positive diagnosis was made. As a consequence, the respiratory symptoms, the frequent episodes of daytime snoozing and the concentration difficulties at work place diminished considerably. Sindromul de apnee în somn (SAS) reprezintă o problemă importantă de sănătate la nivel mondial, cu o prevalenţă de 5% în populaţia activă. Ca o consecinţă a comorbidităţilor pe care le determină mortalitatea atinge 39% în 8 ani de la stabilirea diagnosticului, dacă nu se instituie tratamentul. Pentru că cel mai adesea rămâne nediagnosticat, spectrul severităţii SAS se amplifică. Prezentăm cazul unui pacient în vârstă de 49 de ani, de profesie dispecer de siguranţă feroviară, nefumător şi consumator ocazional de alcool, care s-a prezentat pentru internare în Clinica de Medicină a Muncii. De aproximativ un an, acuză somnolenţă diurnă excesivă, oprirea respiraţiei în timpul somnului, sforăit intens, cefalee matinală, senzaţie de gură uscată la trezire, precordialgii cu caracter de inţepătură, nicturie (4-5 micţiuni nocturne), dificultăţi de concentrare şi scăderea capacităţii de muncă. S-a suspicionat sindrom de apnee obstructivă în somn (SASO) corelând tabloul simptomatic cu rezultatele chestionarelor Epworth, Stanford şi Berlin. Elementul cheie de diagnostic a fost înregistrarea poligrafică, pe o perioadă de 8 ore de somn. Diagnosticul pozitiv: sindrom de apnee în somn de tip obstructiv - formă severă. I s-a recomandat: (1) tratament comportamental (scădere în greutate) şi (2) terapie cu CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure). După diagnosticare, pacientul a început terapia CPAP. Atât simptomatologia respiratorie, cât şi episoadele de aţipire şi dificultăţile de concentrare la locul de muncă s-au diminuat considerabil.
AbstractList Abstract Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) constitutes a healthcare issue of major importance at international level with a prevalence of 5% in the active population. Consequentially to the induced co-morbidities, the mortality reaches as high as 39% at eight years time lapse from the initial diagnostic. Seldom undiagnosed, the severity spectrum of SAS, in the absence of therapy, only continues to amplify. Here below, we are presenting the case of a 49 years old patient, railroad controller worker, non-smoker and occasionally alcohol user, who was hospitalized in our Clinic for Occupational Medicine. During last year, the patient was accusing excessive daytime somnolence, breath arrests during sleep, intense snoring, morning headaches, morning oral dryness, pin point chest pain, nocturia (4-5 nocturnal urination), concentration difficulties and an overall reduced work capacity. The presumptive diagnostic of Obstructive Sleep Apnea is being considered based on the correlation between the clinical presentation and the Epworth, Stanford and Berlin questionnaire results. The key diagnostic element was the polygraph recording over an 8 hours sleep period. Positive Diagnosis: Obstructive Sleep Apnea severe form. Management and recommendations: (1) Behavioral therapy (weight loss) and (2) CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) therapy which was instituted immediately after the positive diagnosis was made. As a consequence, the respiratory symptoms, the frequent episodes of daytime snoozing and the concentration difficulties at work place diminished considerably. Abstract Sindromul de apnee în somn (SAS) reprezintă o problemă importantă de sănătate la nivel mondial, cu o prevalenţă de 5% în populaţia activă. Ca o consecinţă a comorbidităţilor pe care le determină mortalitatea atinge 39% în 8 ani de la stabilirea diagnosticului, dacă nu se instituie tratamentul. Pentru că cel mai adesea rămâne nediagnosticat, spectrul severităţii SAS se amplifică. Prezentăm cazul unui pacient în vârstă de 49 de ani, de profesie dispecer de siguranţă feroviară, nefumător şi consumator ocazional de alcool, care s-a prezentat pentru internare în Clinica de Medicină a Muncii. De aproximativ un an, acuză somnolenţă diurnă excesivă, oprirea respiraţiei în timpul somnului, sforăit intens, cefalee matinală, senzaţie de gură uscată la trezire, precordialgii cu caracter de inţepătură, nicturie (4-5 micţiuni nocturne), dificultăţi de concentrare şi scăderea capacităţii de muncă. S-a suspicionat sindrom de apnee obstructivă în somn (SASO) corelând tabloul simptomatic cu rezultatele chestionarelor Epworth, Stanford şi Berlin. Elementul cheie de diagnostic a fost înregistrarea poligrafică, pe o perioadă de 8 ore de somn. Diagnosticul pozitiv: sindrom de apnee în somn de tip obstructiv - formă severă. I s-a recomandat: (1) tratament comportamental (scădere în greutate) şi (2) terapie cu CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure). După diagnosticare, pacientul a început terapia CPAP. Atât simptomatologia respiratorie, cât şi episoadele de aţipire şi dificultăţile de concentrare la locul de muncă s-au diminuat considerabil.
Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) constitutes a healthcare issue of major importance at international level with a prevalence of 5% in the active population. Consequentially to the induced co-morbidities, the mortality reaches as high as 39% at eight years time lapse from the initial diagnostic. Seldom undiagnosed, the severity spectrum of SAS, in the absence of therapy, only continues to amplify. Here below, we are presenting the case of a 49 years old patient, railroad controller worker, non-smoker and occasionally alcohol user, who was hospitalized in our Clinic for Occupational Medicine. During last year, the patient was accusing excessive daytime somnolence, breath arrests during sleep, intense snoring, morning headaches, morning oral dryness, pin point chest pain, nocturia (4-5 nocturnal urination), concentration difficulties and an overall reduced work capacity. The presumptive diagnostic of Obstructive Sleep Apnea is being considered based on the correlation between the clinical presentation and the Epworth, Stanford and Berlin questionnaire results. The key diagnostic element was the polygraph recording over an 8 hours sleep period. Positive Diagnosis: Obstructive Sleep Apnea severe form. Management and recommendations: (1) Behavioral therapy (weight loss) and (2) CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) therapy which was instituted immediately after the positive diagnosis was made. As a consequence, the respiratory symptoms, the frequent episodes of daytime snoozing and the concentration difficulties at work place diminished considerably. Sindromul de apnee în somn (SAS) reprezintă o problemă importantă de sănătate la nivel mondial, cu o prevalenţă de 5% în populaţia activă. Ca o consecinţă a comorbidităţilor pe care le determină mortalitatea atinge 39% în 8 ani de la stabilirea diagnosticului, dacă nu se instituie tratamentul. Pentru că cel mai adesea rămâne nediagnosticat, spectrul severităţii SAS se amplifică. Prezentăm cazul unui pacient în vârstă de 49 de ani, de profesie dispecer de siguranţă feroviară, nefumător şi consumator ocazional de alcool, care s-a prezentat pentru internare în Clinica de Medicină a Muncii. De aproximativ un an, acuză somnolenţă diurnă excesivă, oprirea respiraţiei în timpul somnului, sforăit intens, cefalee matinală, senzaţie de gură uscată la trezire, precordialgii cu caracter de inţepătură, nicturie (4-5 micţiuni nocturne), dificultăţi de concentrare şi scăderea capacităţii de muncă. S-a suspicionat sindrom de apnee obstructivă în somn (SASO) corelând tabloul simptomatic cu rezultatele chestionarelor Epworth, Stanford şi Berlin. Elementul cheie de diagnostic a fost înregistrarea poligrafică, pe o perioadă de 8 ore de somn. Diagnosticul pozitiv: sindrom de apnee în somn de tip obstructiv - formă severă. I s-a recomandat: (1) tratament comportamental (scădere în greutate) şi (2) terapie cu CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure). După diagnosticare, pacientul a început terapia CPAP. Atât simptomatologia respiratorie, cât şi episoadele de aţipire şi dificultăţile de concentrare la locul de muncă s-au diminuat considerabil.
Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) constitutes a healthcare issue of major importance at international level with a prevalence of 5% in the active population. Consequentially to the induced co-morbidities, the mortality reaches as high as 39% at eight years time lapse from the initial diagnostic. Seldom undiagnosed, the severity spectrum of SAS, in the absence of therapy, only continues to amplify. Here below, we are presenting the case of a 49 years old patient, railroad controller worker, non-smoker and occasionally alcohol user, who was hospitalized in our Clinic for Occupational Medicine. During last year, the patient was accusing excessive daytime somnolence, breath arrests during sleep, intense snoring, morning headaches, morning oral dryness, pin point chest pain, nocturia (4-5 nocturnal urination), concentration difficulties and an overall reduced work capacity. The presumptive diagnostic of Obstructive Sleep Apnea is being considered based on the correlation between the clinical presentation and the Epworth, Stanford and Berlin questionnaire results. The key diagnostic element was the polygraph recording over an 8 hours sleep period. Positive Diagnosis: Obstructive Sleep Apnea severe form. Management and recommendations: (1) Behavioral therapy (weight loss) and (2) CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) therapy which was instituted immediately after the positive diagnosis was made. As a consequence, the respiratory symptoms, the frequent episodes of daytime snoozing and the concentration difficulties at work place diminished considerably.
Author Moise, Laura
Naghi, Eugenia
Rascu, Agripina
Rascu, Alexandra
Lacatusu, Lavinia
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Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Health
polygraph
railroad controller
Railroads
sleep apnea syndrome
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - complications
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - psychology
work accident
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