Treatment-emergent central sleep apnoea

Definition

Treatment-emergent central sleep apnoea is characterised by persistence or emergence of recurrent, predominantly central sleep apnoea (more than five per hour) during effective treatment for obstructive apnoea (obstructive or mixed apnoea or hypopnea) with positive airway pressure. Central apnoeas must be the predominant finding (>50% of total respiratory events). The disturbance is sufficiently severe to cause symptoms such as daytime sleepiness, disturbed sleep, awakening with dyspnea, or snoring. If the reduction or cessation of airflow due to absent or reduced respiratory effort is better explained by another central sleep apnoea disorder (e.g., Central sleep apnoea due to a medication or substance), that diagnosis along with a diagnosis of Obstructive sleep apnoea should be given, rather than a diagnosis of treatment-emergent central sleep apnoea. Note: A definitive diagnosis requires objective evidence based on polysomnography.

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Nearby in Central sleep apnoeas

• 7A40.0Primary central sleep apnoea
• 7A40.1Primary central sleep apnoea of infancy
• 7A40.2Primary central sleep apnoea of prematurity
• 7A40.3Central sleep apnea with Cheyne-Stokes breathing
• 7A40.4Central sleep apnoea due to a medical condition without Cheyne-Stokes breathing
• 7A40.5Central sleep apnoea due to high-altitude periodic breathing
• 7A40.6Central sleep apnoea due to a medication or substance
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system