FALLING ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING AND AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS AMONG PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA-HYPOPNEA SYNDROME
In a population of 448 patients (mean age 49 yrs) with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), 40 had been involved in 1 or more automobile accidents in the preceding 5 yrs. The primary cause of these accidents was falling asleep while driving. Excessive sleepiness during driving was associated with an Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) score of >11 and/or an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of >15. The automobile accident rate among 182 patients with severe OSAHS (AHI>30) was significantly higher than the rate among 106 simple snorers (AHI<5). Although 4 of the simple snorers were involved in automobile accidents, their ESS scores were all very high (15+).
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Corporate Authors:
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Authors:
- Shiomi, T
- Arita, A T
- Sasanabe, R
- Banno, K
- Yamakawa, H
- Hasegawa, R
- Ozeki, K
- OKADA, M
- Ito, A
- Publication Date: 2002-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 333-334
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Serial:
- Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
- Volume: 56
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: Wiley (John) & Sons, Limited
- EISSN: 1440-1819
- Serial URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14401819
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automobile drivers; Automobile driving; Crash causes; High risk drivers; Highway safety; Highway transportation; Human factors in crashes; Physiological aspects; Sleep disorders
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00932756
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 29 2002 12:00AM