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Pages 106-110 (March 2003)
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Resistencia nasal y tratamiento con presión positiva continua en la vía aérea en el síndrome de apnea-hipopnea obstructiva del sueño
Nasal resistance and continuous positive airway pressure treatment for sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome
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J. Tárregaa, M. Mayosa,
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mmayos@hsp.santpau.es

Correspondencia: Departament de Pneumologia. Hospital de la Sta. Creu i de Sant Pau.Avda. Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167. 08025 Barcelona. España
, J.R. Montserratb, J.M. Fabrab, F. Morantea, A. Cáliza, J. Sanchisa
a Departamento de Neumología. Hospital de la Santa Creu i de Sant Pau. Barcelona
b Servicio de ORL. Hospital de la Santa Creu i de Sant Pau. Barcelona. España
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Objetivo

Evaluar la relación de la resistencia nasal (RN) con la tolerancia y el cumplimiento del tratamiento con pre-sión positiva continua en la vía aérea (CPAP) en pacientes con síndrome de apnea-hipopnea obstructiva del sueño (SAHS)

Material y método

Se estudió a 125 pacientes con índice de apneas-hipopneas (IAH) media (desviación típica) de 53 ± 21, en tratamiento con CPAP. La RN fue medida antes de iniciar el tratamiento mediante rinomanometría anterior ac-tiva, considerando los valores de flujo (ml/s) a 150 Pa de presión en cada fosa nasal. Se valoró la tolerancia y el cum-plimiento de la CPAP a las 2 semanas, a los 6 meses y al año del tratamiento

Resultados

La media de la presión de CPAP prescrita fue de 9 ± 2cmH2O. En 70 pacientes (56%) se consideró que la rinomanometría era patológica. No observamos correla-ción entre los flujos nasales y la presión de CPAP estableci-da (r=0,018). El cumplimiento objetivo del tratamiento en el primer año fue de 5 ± 1,5 h/día. En este período, los efec-tos secundarios nasales más frecuentes fueron síntomas fun-cionales, tales como hidrorrinorrea, picor o estornudos (24%), sequedad oronasal (21%) y obstrucción nasal subje-tiva (6%). No hubo diferencias significativas en la tolerancia y el cumplimiento de la CPAP entre los pacientes con rino-manometrías normal y patológica

Conclusiones

En el paciente con SAHS, la RN valorada con rinomanometría anterior no se correlaciona con el nivel de presión óptima de CPAP y no influye en su tolerancia ni en su cumplimiento

Palabras clave:
Síndrome de apnea-hipopnea obstructiva del sue-ño
Presión positiva continua de la vía aérea
Resistencia nasal
Objective

To evaluate the relation between nasal resis-tance and tolerance and compliance with continuous positi-ve airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with obstructive sle-ep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS)

Material and method

One hundred twenty-five patients with a mean apnea/hypopnea index (AHI) of 53 ± 21 were assessed for nasal resistance by active anterior rhinometry before starting CPAP treatment. Airflow (cm 3 /s) at 150 Pa was measured at each nostril. Tolerance for and compliance with CPAP was assessed at 2 weeks, 6 months and one year after start of treatment

Results

The mean CPAP prescribed was 9 ± 2cmH2O. Rhinometry findings were considered pathological for 70 patients (56%). We observed no correlation between nasal flow and the CPAP established (r=0.018). The treatment compliance objective in the first year was 5 ± 1.5 hours/day. The most common nasal side effects during this period were runny nose, itching and sneezing (24%), oronasal dryness (21%) and subjective nasal obstruction (6%). There were no significant differences in tolerance of or compliance with CPAP treatment between patients with normal or abnormal rhinometry

Conclusions

Nasal resistance assessed by anterior rhino-metry is unrelated to optimum CPAP and does not affecteither tolerance or compliance among patients with SAHS

Keywords:
Sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome
Continuous positi-ve airway pressure
Nasal resistance
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