Non-apnoeic REM sleep induced nocturnal oxygen desaturation treated by nasal continuous positive airway pressure.
Non-apnoeic oxygen desaturation related to rapid eye movement (REM) sleep in a patient with hypothyroidism, obesity, respiratory failure, and cardiac failure was improved by treatment with nasal continuous positive airway pressure of 10 cm H2O.
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l'Unité de Recherche, Centre de Pneumologie, Hôpital Laval Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada.
Cormier
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La Forge
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D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D012895:Sleep, REM
D010100:Oxygen