background  apnea is one of the most common problems in preterm neonates. this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of aromatherapy on the reduction of apnea, bradycardia, and pulse oximetry (spo2) in premature infants. materials and methods in a clinical trial study, 60 preterm neonates randomly divided in two groups and exposed to aromatherapy with rosa damascenes distillate or distilled...

background: sleep apnea is associated with increased risk ofdiabetes mellitus. however, no studies have compared sleep apneasymptoms in diabetic patients and their first degree relatives.the purpose of our study was to investigate high risk for sleepapnea syndrome, in diabetics and their first degree relatives forprevention of diabetes in family.methods: as a part of a cohort study, all of diab...

survival rate was significantly better in babies with apnea of prematurity (69.2%) as compared to those with infection and apnea (23.1%). When compared to infection (all cases) where the survival rate was 60%, infection with apnea had a significantly poorer outcome (p <0.05) indicating thereby that apnea is a manifestation of severe sepsis(4). Apnea of prematurity and fewer episodes (between 1 ...

background obstructive sleep apnea (osa) is a common sleep disease. it is associated not only with hypertension but also with other cardiac complications. thus, the early detection of cardiac disorders is very useful. objectives we sought to evaluate different echocardiographic parameters. patients and methods this cross-sectional study was done on 55 patients with osa. the patients were divide...

background and objective: failure in diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea in children lead to physical and mental growth retardation, cardiopulmonary, and/or behavioral disorders. this study was aimed to evaluate polysomnographic (psg) and clinical findings of sleep apnea in children referred to a sleep clinic in qazvin, iran. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted am...

Background Systemic carnitine deficiency may present with apnea, hypotonia, and poor growth. Premature infants often manifest these symptoms and are at risk of developing carnitine deficiency because of immaturity of the biosynthetic pathway, lack of sufficient predelivery transplacental transport, and lack of sufficient exogenous supplementation. Objective This study was undertaken to examine ...

background and objective: obstructive sleep apnea (osa) is a disease with serious consequences. many portable devices have been developed to overwhelm some of limitations in the accessibility of the gold standard test for osa, polysomnography (psg). this study aimed to determine diagnostic accuracy of a portable sleep apnea screener against psg in patients of a sleep clinic. materials and metho...

background and objective: sleepiness is one of the important factors in motor vehicle accidents, especially in commercial drivers (cds). obstructive sleep apnea (osa) has an important role in developing sleepiness. the stop-bang questionnaire is used in medical examinations of commercial drivers in iran by law. this study aimed to investigate the judgment that drivers prefer not to report their...