子宮內視鏡致死胎 除孕婦外...「這類人」也不適合做 時間:2017/09/16 07:43記者嚴云岑/
Thursday, September 21, 2017
子宮內視鏡檢查 月經剛過一週最適合: 適應症 異常出血/ 試管嬰兒失敗等…..
(Upper-Airway Stimulation ) 自費50萬治療睡眠呼吸中止: 舌下神經刺激
舌下神經刺激 揮別打鼾 博士頭痛8年 竟是睡眠呼吸中止 2017年09月17日 【江慧珺╱台北報導】35歲余先生擁有台大生化博士高學歷,
患者療法需評估 針對睡眠呼吸中止症,台大醫院北護分院院長黃國晉說,
有如心臟節律器 史丹佛醫學院睡眠外科助理教授柳勇全醫師,
自費價須50萬元 對於舌下神經刺激器,柳勇全說,比起其他外科治療,
睡眠呼吸中止症小檔案 成因:睡眠時因呼吸道肌肉放鬆而變得狹窄,加上口咽、
Upper-Airway Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea N Engl J Med 2014; 370:139-149January 9, 2014DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1308659
BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with considerable health risks. Although continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) can mitigate these risks, effectiveness can be reduced by inadequate adherence to treatment. We evaluated the clinical safety and effectiveness of upper-airway stimulation at 12 months for the treatment of moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea.
METHODS Using a multicenter, prospective, single-group, cohort design, we surgically implanted an upper-airway stimulation device in patients with obstructive sleep apnea who had difficulty either accepting or adhering to CPAP therapy. The primary outcome measures were the apnea–hypopnea index (AHI; the number of apnea or hypopnea events per hour, with a score of ≥15 indicating moderate-to-severe apnea) and the oxygen desaturation index (ODI; the number of times per hour of sleep that the blood oxygen level drops by ≥4 percentage points from baseline). Secondary outcome measures were the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, the Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ), and the percentage of sleep time with the oxygen saturation less than 90%. Consecutive participants with a response were included in a randomized, controlled therapy-withdrawal trial.
RESULTS The study included 126 participants; 83% were men. The mean age was 54.5 years, and the mean body-mass index (the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters) was 28.4. The median AHI score at 12 months decreased 68%, from 29.3 events per hour to 9.0 events per hour (P<0.001); the ODI score decreased 70%, from 25.4 events per hour to 7.4 events per hour (P<0.001). Secondary outcome measures showed a reduction in the effects of sleep apnea and improved quality of life. In the randomized phase, the mean AHI score did not differ significantly from the 12-month score in the nonrandomized phase among the 23 participants in the therapy-maintenance group (8.9 and 7.2 events per hour, respectively); the AHI score was significantly higher (indicating more severe apnea) among the 23 participants in the therapy-withdrawal group (25.8 vs. 7.6 events per hour, P<0.001). The ODI results followed a similar pattern. The rate of procedure-related serious adverse events was less than 2%.
CONCLUSIONS In this uncontrolled cohort study, upper-airway stimulation led to significant improvements in objective and subjective measurements of the severity of obstructive sleep apnea. (Funded by Inspire Medical Systems; STAR ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01161420.)
中國 高淨值富豪 83% 有睡眠問題 (淺眠/失眠/多夢 )
六成中國富豪處於亞健康 83%有睡眠困擾【大紀元2017年09月17日訊】
責任編輯:林詩遠
(亞東醫院) 心臟衰竭中心 半年再住院率 2015年11.8% à2016年6.4% à 2017年0.8% Q1
心衰竭找上青壯男!跨領域治療提升存活率 華人健康網 2017/09/17心臟衰竭主要症狀為疲倦、呼吸喘及水腫,
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
衛福部 研擬 放寬醫師 通訊看診法
生醫產業能否茁壯 繫於法規鬆綁 2017-09-20聯合報 KPMG安侯建業健康照護產業主持人 蘇嘉瑞 生技醫療產業是下一世代最重要的產業成長動能之一,