开车瞌睡谁之罪？睡眠紊乱是祸首!
(家庭医生医疗保健网曾强报导)路透社纽约健康消息-许多在开车时打瞌睡的司机都患有未被诊断出来的夜间呼吸障碍，增加了交通事故发生的机率。
西班牙的研究者在11月份的《美国呼吸和紧急护理医学杂志》上说，他们发现每30名司机中就有一个在高速公路上开车时会定时感到困倦，随之而来的后果是车祸增加了13倍。与较清醒的司机相比，困倦的司机常常有肥胖、打鼾、高血压和早晨困倦的表现，而且他们也常有睡眠紊乱，如睡眠性呼吸暂停，一种晚上出现短暂的呼吸停止的疾病。
在近日召开的美国胸腔医生学会会议上，有研究发现：疑诊患有睡眠紊乱的司机如果需要等数周才能看睡眠专科医生的话，他们在等待时间里遇上车祸的机率会很高。因此，迅速治疗睡眠紊乱是防止交通事故发生的重要措施之一。
美国德克萨斯州大学的研究员说，该研究的对象是124名因经常打瞌睡的人。为此被安排去睡眠中心看睡眠专科医生。由于睡眠专科医生忙， 转诊病人平均要等一个月才能见到医生。在这段等待期时间，5.4%的病人发生汽车碰撞意外，16.4%病人的汽车被撞毁，16.2%病人在开车时打瞌睡，30.6%工作时打瞌睡。另外，还有一部份人是在这段时间里被解雇或降职的。
, 百拇医药
如果他们的睡眠问题能被及早确诊并得到治疗，那么许多交通事故和其它的问题本是可以避免的。因此，引导病人及早去求诊十分重要。
来源：美国呼吸和危急护理医学杂志
Asleep at the Wheel? Sleep Disorder May Be to Blame
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many people who get sleepy while driving--increasing the odds of having an accident--have undiagnosed nighttime breathing disorders, new study findings show.
Researchers in Spain found that about 1 out of every 30 drivers regularly felt sleepy while driving on the highway. This corresponds to a 13-fold increase in the risk of a car accident, Dr. Juan F. Masa, of the San Pedro de Alcantara Hospital in Caceres, Spain, and colleagues report in the October issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
, 百拇医药
Compared with more alert drivers, sleepy drivers tended to be overweight, to snore, to have high blood pressure and to be sleepy in the morning. These drivers were also more likely to have sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, in which breathing briefly stops during the night.
Getting prompt treatment for sleep disorders is important for preventing accidents, according to other study findings presented Tuesday at a meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians in San Francisco, California.
, http://www.100md.com
In that study, people who were suspected of having a sleep disorder ran a high risk of having a car accident when they had to wait several weeks to see a sleep specialist.
The study included 124 people who were referred to a sleep center for observation due to excessive sleepiness. On average, patients had to wait over a month before being seen at a sleep center. During that time, 5.4% had a car crash, 16.4% almost had a wreck, 16.2% fell asleep behind the wheel and 30.6% fell asleep at work, according to a team of researchers led by Dr. Michel Chalhoub, of the University of Texas at Houston. Also, some of the people were fired or demoted during the waiting period between seeking help and receiving treatment.
, 百拇医药
Many of these accidents and other problems could have been avoided if the sleeping problems had been diagnosed and treated sooner, according to the researchers.
``The procedure for referring patients, clearance for approval by insurers and scheduling by sleep labs should be streamlined,‘‘ Chalhoub and colleagues conclude.
SOURCE: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 百拇医药
西班牙的研究者在11月份的《美国呼吸和紧急护理医学杂志》上说，他们发现每30名司机中就有一个在高速公路上开车时会定时感到困倦，随之而来的后果是车祸增加了13倍。与较清醒的司机相比，困倦的司机常常有肥胖、打鼾、高血压和早晨困倦的表现，而且他们也常有睡眠紊乱，如睡眠性呼吸暂停，一种晚上出现短暂的呼吸停止的疾病。
在近日召开的美国胸腔医生学会会议上，有研究发现：疑诊患有睡眠紊乱的司机如果需要等数周才能看睡眠专科医生的话，他们在等待时间里遇上车祸的机率会很高。因此，迅速治疗睡眠紊乱是防止交通事故发生的重要措施之一。
美国德克萨斯州大学的研究员说，该研究的对象是124名因经常打瞌睡的人。为此被安排去睡眠中心看睡眠专科医生。由于睡眠专科医生忙， 转诊病人平均要等一个月才能见到医生。在这段等待期时间，5.4%的病人发生汽车碰撞意外，16.4%病人的汽车被撞毁，16.2%病人在开车时打瞌睡，30.6%工作时打瞌睡。另外，还有一部份人是在这段时间里被解雇或降职的。
, 百拇医药
如果他们的睡眠问题能被及早确诊并得到治疗，那么许多交通事故和其它的问题本是可以避免的。因此，引导病人及早去求诊十分重要。
来源：美国呼吸和危急护理医学杂志
Asleep at the Wheel? Sleep Disorder May Be to Blame
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many people who get sleepy while driving--increasing the odds of having an accident--have undiagnosed nighttime breathing disorders, new study findings show.
Researchers in Spain found that about 1 out of every 30 drivers regularly felt sleepy while driving on the highway. This corresponds to a 13-fold increase in the risk of a car accident, Dr. Juan F. Masa, of the San Pedro de Alcantara Hospital in Caceres, Spain, and colleagues report in the October issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
, 百拇医药
Compared with more alert drivers, sleepy drivers tended to be overweight, to snore, to have high blood pressure and to be sleepy in the morning. These drivers were also more likely to have sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, in which breathing briefly stops during the night.
Getting prompt treatment for sleep disorders is important for preventing accidents, according to other study findings presented Tuesday at a meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians in San Francisco, California.
, http://www.100md.com
In that study, people who were suspected of having a sleep disorder ran a high risk of having a car accident when they had to wait several weeks to see a sleep specialist.
The study included 124 people who were referred to a sleep center for observation due to excessive sleepiness. On average, patients had to wait over a month before being seen at a sleep center. During that time, 5.4% had a car crash, 16.4% almost had a wreck, 16.2% fell asleep behind the wheel and 30.6% fell asleep at work, according to a team of researchers led by Dr. Michel Chalhoub, of the University of Texas at Houston. Also, some of the people were fired or demoted during the waiting period between seeking help and receiving treatment.
, 百拇医药
Many of these accidents and other problems could have been avoided if the sleeping problems had been diagnosed and treated sooner, according to the researchers.
``The procedure for referring patients, clearance for approval by insurers and scheduling by sleep labs should be streamlined,‘‘ Chalhoub and colleagues conclude.
SOURCE: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 百拇医药