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ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2023

Truck collisions attributed to falling asleep at the wheel in two commercial drivers prescribed oral appliance therapy for obstructive sleep apnea.

Hajime Kumagai, Hiroko Tsuda, Kengo Kawaguchi, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Yuka Kiyohara, Noriyuki Konishi, Yukari Taniyama, Toshio Takaoka, Toshiaki Shiomi

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Article in Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Hajime KumagaiDepartment of Sleep Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Hiroko TsudaDepartment of Sleep Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Kengo KawaguchiDepartment of Sleep Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Hiroyuki SawatariDepartment of Perioperative and Critical Care Management, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Yuka KiyoharaDepartment of Sleep Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Noriyuki KonishiDepartment of Sleep Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Yukari TaniyamaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kagoshima Takaoka Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan.
Toshio TakaokaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kagoshima Takaoka Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan.
Toshiaki ShiomiDepartment of Sleep Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Hiroshima University · JPHiroshima University Hospital · JPKouseiren Takaoka Hospital · JPKyushu University Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Falling asleep at the wheel is attributed to sleepiness, and obstructive sleep apnea is a significant cause of sleepiness that increases the risk of motor vehicle collisions due to falling asleep at the wheel. Although continuous positive airway pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnea reduces the risk of motor vehicle collisions, similar evidence for alternatives such as oral appliance therapy is lacking. We discuss two truck collisions attributed to microsleep confirmed with dashcam video footage of commercial drivers with obstructive sleep apnea. Our results highlight the current situation where there is insufficient evidence for the prevention and reduction of the risk of motor vehicle collisions by oral appliance therapy, objective adherence monitoring of oral appliance therapy, and effectiveness confirmation tests. Therefore, it is suggested that for commercial truck drivers who require a high level of driving safety, careful selection for oral appliance therapy, systematic follow-up, and monitoring of the driver and truck status with dashcam video footage are crucial. CITATION: Kumagai H, Tsuda H, Kawaguchi K, et al. Truck collisions attributed to falling asleep at the wheel in two commercial drivers prescribed oral appliance therapy for obstructive sleep apnea.

Indexed as

Automobile DrivingSleep Apnea, ObstructiveAccidents, TrafficContinuous Positive Airway PressureHumansMotor VehiclesSleepinessadherencecommercial truck drivercontinuous positive airway pressuredashcamfalling asleep at the wheelmanagementmonitoringmotor vehicle collisionobstructive sleep apneaoral appliance

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PMID37551827
PMCPMC10692933
OpenAlexW4385650476

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