ArticleSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2024
To observe the clinical effect of lipoic acid combined with continuous positive airway pressure ventilation in treating obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome and its effect on peripheral blood γ-aminobutyric acid and melatonin levels.
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backgroundObstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a common respiratory disease with potential lethality. At present, the commonly used treatment method is continuous positive airway pressure ventilation, but with the prolongation of the course of the disease, the effect of single ventilation on the improvement of oxidative stress levels is not good. Lipoic acid is a commonly used antioxidant in clinics. In this paper, lipoic acid combined with continuous positive airway pressure ventilation is used to explore whether it has a better therapeutic effect on patients.
aimTo probe into the clinical efficacy of lipoic acid combined with continuous positive airway pressure ventilation in the therapy of OSAHS.
methods82 patients with OSAHS who were cured in our hospital from March 2021 to September 2022 were prospectively collected as subjects. Based on different treatment methods, patients were grouped into a control group (43 cases) and an observation group (39 cases). The control group was treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), and the observation group was treated with lipoic acid based on control group. The therapeutic effects were measured by apnea hypopnea index (AHI), oxygen saturation (SpO2), mean oxygen saturation (MSpO2), serum malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) levels, peripheral blood γ-aminobutyric acid, melatonin levels.
resultsThe clinical effectiveness of the observation group was better (P < 0.05). After treatment, AHI, the levels of MDA and HIF-1α in the observation group were lower and SpO
conclusionsThe clinical effect of lipoic acid combined with CPAP in the treatment of OSAHS is better, and it has a positive effect on the levels of γ-aminobutyric acid and melatonin in peripheral blood. Lipoic acid was added to the original method for treatment, and the therapeutic effect was greatly improved.
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