Can postural changes in spirometry in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy predict sleep hypoventilation?
Paediatr Respir Rev 2024;
49:9-13. [PMID:
37696714 DOI:
10.1016/j.prrv.2023.08.002]
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Abstract
AIM
To explore the relationship between postural changes in lung function and polysomnography (PSG) in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
METHODS
In this prospective cross-sectional study, children with DMD performed spirometry in sitting and supine positions. A control group of age and gender matched healthy children also underwent postural lung function testing. PSG was performed within six months of spirometry.
RESULTS
Seventeen children with DMD, aged 12.3 ± 3 years performed sitting spirometry. 14 (84%) performed acceptable spirometry in the supine position. Mean FEV1sit and FVCsit were 77% (SD ± 22) and 74% (SD ± 20.4) respectively, with mean% ΔFVC(sit-sup) 9% (SD ± 11) (range 2% to 20%), and was significantly greater than healthy controls 4% (n = 30, SD ± 3, P < 0.001). PSG data on the 14 DMD children with acceptable supine spirometry showed total AHI 6.9 ± 5.9/hour (0.3 to 29), obstructive AHI 5.2 ± 4.0/hour (0.2 to 10), and REM AHI 14.1 ± -5.3/hour (0.1 to 34.7). ΔFVC(sit-sup) had poor correlation with hypoventilation on polysomnography.
CONCLUSION
Children with DMD and mild restrictive lung disease showed greater postural changes in spirometry than healthy controls but lower supine spirometry was not predictive of sleep hypoventilation.
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