Obstructive Sleep Apnea following Bilateral Carotid Body Resection Richard A. Parisi, M.D., Salvatore A. Croce, M.D., Norman H. Edelman, M.D., F.C.C.P., Teodoro V. Santiago, M.D. CHEST Volume 91, Issue 6, Pages 922-924 (June 1987) DOI: 10.1378/chest.91.6.922 Copyright © 1987 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Representative recording from the initial sleep study. A 90-second obstructive apnea is shown, during which arterial oxygen saturation decreased to a nadir of 46 percent. From top to bottom, the tracings represent arterial oxygen saturation, airflow detected by a capnograph, thoracic and abdominal volume signals from the respiratory inductive plethysmograph, electrocardiogram (EKG), chin electromyogram (EMG), electroencephalogram (EEG), and electrooculogram (EOG). CHEST 1987 91, 922-924DOI: (10.1378/chest.91.6.922) Copyright © 1987 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Representative portion of the sleep study performed 11 days after tracheostomy. Tracings are the same as in Figure 1. No significant respiratory irregularities were noted. CHEST 1987 91, 922-924DOI: (10.1378/chest.91.6.922) Copyright © 1987 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions