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Breathing, andPublic Health
MartaMarin-Oto, EugenioVicente, andJoséM.Marin
Most patients rst discuss their sleep problems with their family physicians. So, this doctor must be trained to identify the main sleep disorders and guide their manage­ment. The family doctor has the best technology to evaluate the patient with com­plaints of sleep disorders and it is not polysomnography but the clinical history. A good clinical history should draw the details of the symptoms during sleep and wakefulness in a kind of “24-h drawing” that gives an idea of the subject’s perfor­mance and mood during sleep and during their work activities, leisure, and social relations (see Chap. 3). Ideally, the clinical history must be accompanied by infor­mation from the bed partner who can report on details of the patient’s sleep, when he gets out of bed, or his mood during the day. In this chapter, we describe the cur­rent role of the PCP in the management of patients with OSA and the improvements that should be implemented for their care.
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18.1 Burden ofSleep Disorders inPrimary Care
The primary care physician (PCP) is the gateway to the health system and has, among other things, the responsibility of early detection of various acute and chronic diseases based on the symptoms that patients present. Of course, health disorders that are not associated with specic symptoms (hypertension, dyslipidemia,
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diabetes) and which, given their prevalence and importance for health, must be diagnosed by carrying out the corresponding screening (blood pressure measure­ment, blood tests). Other clinical entities are not perceived by patients as “important enough” to discuss with the physician (insomnia or sleep apnea). PCPs rarely ask about their patients’ sleep problems [1] and consequently, many patients remain undiagnosed for many years. This is especially serious for patients with OSA for two reasons: its high prevalence ranging from 5% to 50% of adults depending on age and sex [2], and because OSA has been associated with neuropsychological impairment, metabolic syndrome, motor vehicle accidents, decreased quality of life, and increased mortality [36]. Treatment of OSA improves clinical outcomes and is cost-effective [7]. Despite these facts, the United States Preventive Services Task Forces, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the Center for Disease Control have not recommended routine screening for sleep disorders [8].
In a recent survey in a primary care clinic, high risk for OSA was found in 33%, insomnia in 30%, and restless legs syndrome in 22% [9]. Interestingly, validated questionnaires such as the Berlin and de STOP questionnaires can efciently iden­tify those patients at risk for these common sleep disorders. Most PCP lack con­dence in managing OSA and have objective knowledge gaps [10]. However, several recent studies have demonstrated that primary care physicians can effectively man­age sleep disorders with appropriate training [11].
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18.2 Roll ofPrimary Care Physicians (PCP) inObstructive
Sleep Apnea
As stated by the recent International Consensus Document on Obstructive Sleep Apnea [12], the role of the primary care physician (PCP) in OSA includes:
1. Improving the underdiagnosis of OSA.
2. Identifying the most severe cases and bringing these patients to referral centers
as soon as possible.
3. Coordinate with reference centers of sleep disorders to work as a network.
4. Collaborate in the initiation and follow-up of ventilatory support therapies,
including treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).
5. Evaluation, follow-up, and management of comorbidities in patients with OSA.
Barriers have been identied for PCPs to meet the above goals. The factors that have been identied in most primary medicine centers were the lack of knowledge, skills, and attitude. Therefore, the patients were underdiagnosed, undertreated, and with a low level of prioritization [13, 14]. In the following sections, we propose the theoretical bases of a minimum of knowledge about OSA that every PCP should have.
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18.3 Diagnosed Suspicion ofOSA inPrimary Care
The general practitioner should complete any clinical history asking about symp­toms related to sleep quality. Clinical suspicion, and therefore the diagnostic pro­cess, should be initiated in all those patients who complains of at least two of the three main symptoms of OSA: snoring, witnessed apneas, and/or excessive daytime hypersomnolence. However, these symptoms are not exclusive to OSA and are common in the general population. Therefore, there isn’t a need to refer simple snorers, obese or hypertensive patients without other accompanying symptoms or hypersomnolence justied by other causes to sleep clinics. However, sometimes OSA presents with other symptoms and/or may be less symptomatic. There are groups of patients with specic symptomatic presentations. For example, unjusti­ed intense daytime tiredness is a predominant symptom in patients with heart fail­ure or metabolic diseases,. In patients with COPD or heart failure, snoring and daytime hypersomnia are usually less striking. The PCP should suspect OSA in subjects with (a) type II obesity or greater (BMI>35), (b) short and wide neck (greater than 43cm in men and 41cm in women), (c) refractory hypertension, (d) tonsillar hypertrophy or soft tissue of the upper airway, and (e) other anomalies of the structure of the upper airway such as retrognathia.
OSA remains underdiagnosed in women. Physicians have a lower suspicion of OSA in females. On the other hand, they are more reluctant than males to complain of snoring. Finally, women reported more sleep and medical comorbidities such as depression, bromyalgia, hypothyroidism, or chronic fatigue syndrome that ulti­mately can be attributed as responsible for daytime sleepiness. Hence, clinicians need to include OSA in their differential diagnoses when evaluating female patients.
To improve the suspicion of OSA, it is essential to consider conducting self­reported questionnaires in primary care since they have been shown to be as predic­tive as when they are used in a Sleep Unit. The STOP-BANG questionnaire substantially increases OSA diagnosis, mainly moderate and severe, so it would help improve underdiagnosis if used routinely [15]. STOP-BANG questionnaire is a concise, compelling, and reliable OSA screening tool. The probability of moder­ate to severe OSA increases directly to the STOP-BANG score. Patients with a STOP-BANG score of 0–2 can be classied as at low risk for moderate to severe OSA.Those with a STOP-BANG score of 5–8 can be classied as at high risk for moderate to severe OSA (Table18.1). The latter must have a quick diagnostic pro­cedure to conrm the presence and severity of OSA.
18.4 Referral Criteria toaSleep Unit
Physicians in primary care usually use instruments and protocols for referral to the corresponding specialists. However, the same should happen with sleep disorders. In the case of OSA, an algorithm accepted in our health system appears in Fig.18.1.
Patients who do not meet the criteria for preferential referral, but meet the crite­ria for clinical suspicion, should be referred by the usual route [12]. Simple snorers
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Table 18.1 List of questions of the STOP-BANG questionnaire
STOP-Bang Questionnaire
Please answer the following questions below to determine if you might be at risk of obstructive sleep apnea
Yes No Snoring?
Do you Snore Loudly (loud enough to be heard through closed doors or your bed-partner elbows you for snoring at night)?
Yes No Tired?
Do you often feel tired, fatigued, or sleepy during the daytime (such as falling asleep during driving or talking to someone)?
Yes No Observed?
Has anyone observed you stop breathing or choking/gasping during your sleep?
Yes No Pressure?
Do you have or are being treated for High Blood Pressure? Yes No Body mass index more than 35kg/m2? Yes No Age older than 50? Yes No Neck size large? (Measured around Adams apple) Is your shirt
collar 40cm or larger? Yes No Gender=Male? OSA—Low Risk: Yes to 0– 2 questions; OSA—Intermediate Risk: Yes to 3– 4 questions;
OSA—High Risk: Yes to 5– 8 questions
Modied from: Chung F etal J Clin Sleep Med Sept 2014
Fig. 18.1 Diagram for referral a patient with suspected OSA
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or those patients with obesity or cardiovascular risk who do not present symptoms compatible with OSA or whose excessive daytime hypersomnolence could be justi­ed by other causes should not be referred. However, if upper airway abnormalities are found on physical examination of any subject with or without OSA, he/she should be referred to the appropriate specialist (e.g., ENT surgeon).
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18.5 Diagnostic Procedures inPrimary Care
When the PCP is faced with a patient with suspected OSA, it is essential to collect a detailed and structured clinical history in the partner’s presence. The following should be obtained: personal and family history of sleep disorders, sleep habits, psychological prole, alcohol intake, tobacco use, illegal drugs, and medicines. The STOP-BANG questionnaire should be grouped around daytime and nighttime symptoms related to suspected OSAS.Sleepiness should ideally be quantied using the Epworth scale [15]. Therefore, it is vital to assess the type and intensity of the clinical picture, with the repercussions on social and work life, and the comorbidi­ties that the patient may present, such as hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, coro­nary artery disease, respiratory diseases, neurological diseases, etc. (Fig.18.1).
After a complete history has been obtained, a systematic examination should be performed. Common physical ndings can be observed in the craniofacial, nasal, pharyngeal, and dental areas. The oropharynx must be examined, and the degree of oropharyngeal crowding can be scored using the Friedman Tongue Position or the Mallampati scores. The patient should be weighed, measured, and his body mass index obtained. The circumference of the neck and abdomen should also be mea­sured. Peripheral edema should be sought as a sign of possible coexisting heart failure. Blood pressure, heart rate, and basal SaO2 obtained.
Randomized controlled studies have shown that outpatient management of OSA by sleep specialists, using home respiratory polygraphy (HRP) and auto-CPAP for titration studies, have the same results as those in sleep units using polysomnogra­phy [16]. However, few studies that have demonstrated the efciency of the use of HRP by PCPs for the identication of patients with OSA.Validated HRP devices are now available that can be used with minimal training (Fig.18.2). These poly­graphs must record at least: (1) airow detected by pressure sensors, (2) respiratory effort measured by thoracicabdominal bands, and (3) arterial oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry. As indicated in other chapters of this book, this type of record is sufcient to manage more than 80% of cases of suspected sleep-disordered breathing.
A recent International Consensus Document on Obstructive Sleep Apnea pro­posed that primary care use simplied studies with single- or double-channel devices based on oximetry and/or nasal pressure [12]. Nevertheless, this approach is
Fig. 18.2 Home respiratory polygraphy
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only recommended for patients with a high probability of disease due to excessive daytime symptoms (Epworth12) [17].
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18.6 Role ofthePCP intheTreatment ofPatients withOSA
A primary role of the PCP is to encourage sleep hygiene measures and promote appropriate management of comorbidities for all OSA patients.
Can PCPs initiate CPAP treatment in patients with uncomplicated OSA? Some controlled studies have shown that management of OSA by sleep specialists, using HRP and auto-CPAP for titration studies, had similar outcomes to standard labora­tory methods [16]. However, data is limited on the transferability of these results to a primary care setting.
Regarding the application of CPAP treatment by PCPs, a study from the Spanish Sleep Network showed non-inferiority in managing patients with an intermediate­high probability of sleep apnea from primary care compared to specialized care [18]. Another multicenter randomized study to assess whether initiation of CPAP treatment in a primary or specialized care setting affected adherence showed that the primary care setting was cost-effective and did not affect adherence. However, the improvement in ESS and patient satisfaction was superior in the hospital setting [19]. These studies are performed with PCPs previously instructed and trained in all aspects of OSA, so these results lack generalization. Therefore, at present time, the diagnosis of OSA must be made denitively, and a reference sleep unit must be initiated treatment with CPAP.Therefore, a primary role of the PCP is to encourage sleep hygiene measures and promote appropriate management of comorbidities for all OSA patients.
18.7 Follow-Up ofPatients withOSA by PCPs
A patient with OSA does not suffer from a stable clinical entity over time; on the contrary, aggravating or “relieving” factors can modify the clinic of subjects suffer­ing from OSA.Then the PCP must once again re-evaluate the patient according. Once a sleep unit has evaluated a patient with OSA and it has been decided not to start a certain medical or surgical intervention, the general practitioner should review the patient with some regularity to insist on hygienic-dietetic measures. Patients that refuse treatments or cannot tolerate them may need to be referred to the appropriate specialized units if the patient wishes to receive treatment again. Finally, many patients with OSA who have been successfully treated surgically or who receive CPAP appropriately, that is, with daily use of more than 4–5h and without side effects. In these cases. The role of the PCP will be to insist on the patient’s hygienic-dietetic measures (reduce weight, not drink alcohol or smoke), periodi­cally reassess daytime/nighttime symptoms and monitor side effects of CPAP (facial lesions, tooth mobility). In short, a patient with OSA is a person who suffers from a chronic disease that must be monitored over time, regardless of the treatment he/she
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receives. This is a job that must be done by both the general practitioner and the specialist.
Take-Home Message
• The primary care physician (PCP) has a primary role in diagnosing, treating, and
following up patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
• The suspicion, identication, and grading of OSA severity should be done
through a good, structured sleep history and with specic questionnaires such as
the STOP-BANG and the Epworth scale.
• Home sleep polygraphs can do conrmation of OSA through a sleep study as an
alternative to polysomnographic studies.
• PCPs should refer the patient at the appropriate time and to the appropriate spe-
cialist to design a specic treatment, either upper airway surgery or mandibular
advancement devices.
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