[Effect of acupuncture on blood oxygen saturation in patients of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effect of acupuncture on blood oxygen saturation in the patient of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) in sleeping and to evaluate the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on this disease.


METHODS
Thirty cases with OSAHS were treated with acupuncture at Shanglianquan (Extra), Fengfu (GV 16), Yamen (GV 15), Fengchi (GB 20), etc. 3-5 sessions each week. After treatment of 30 sessions, apneahypopnea index (AHI), mean blood oxygen saturation (MSaO2), the lowest blood oxygen saturation (LSaO2), oxygen desaturation > or = 4% index (ODI4), the mean blood oxygen saturation of oxygen desaturation when SaO2 < 90%, the longest time of oxygen saturation > or = 4% were observed before and after treatment.


RESULTS
The effective rate of acupuncture was 23.3% for OSAHS. After acupuncture, AHI and ODI4 significantly reduced (P < 0.01); LSaO2 significantly increased (P < 0.01); MSaO2 and the mean blood oxygen saturation of oxygen desaturation when SaO2 < 90% significantly enhanced (P < 0.05); the longest time of oxygen saturation > or = 4% did not significantly change.


CONCLUSIONS
The acupuncture treatment has intervenient effect on OSAHS and alleviates anoxia, so acupuncture is one of therapies improving anoxia in patients of OSAHS.
Xu
Jia
J
Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai 200437, China. maiyixu@163.com
Niu
Yan-Xia
YX
Piao
Xue-Mei
XM
Liu
Zheng
Z
Wu
Ling-Ziang
LZ
Liang
Rui-Long
RL
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*
D010100:Oxygen