Collapsibility of the human upper airway: relationships between sleep, sedation, anaesthesia and head posture.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/572647

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The proposed studies will examine the sites and mechanisms of narrowing and collapse of the upper airway (throat) in individuals with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) during different levels of general anaesthesia, stages of sleep and head postures. The studies will help us understand the reasons for upper airway collapse in individuals with OSA and may result in the development of methods of identifying the most appropriate patients for specific surgical treatments of OSA.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $469,359.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Respiratory Diseases

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

anaesthesia | excessive daytime sleepiness | head posture | obstructive sleep apnoea | sleep | upper airway collapsibility | upper airway resistance syndrome

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