Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Driving: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Sleep Society Position Paper
Individuals with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) experience sleep fragmentation and poor sleep quality that results in daytime sleepiness, which impairs performance during driving and leads to an increased risk for collisions. Not surprisingly, observational studies have shown that patients with OSA e...
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| description | Individuals with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) experience sleep fragmentation and poor sleep quality that results in daytime sleepiness, which impairs performance during driving and leads to an increased risk for collisions. Not surprisingly, observational studies have shown that patients with OSA experience a two- to 10-fold higher risk for collision compared with healthy controls. Although treatment would clearly mitigate these risks, there is no current Canadian position on driving and OSA. This article, the first Canadian position statement addressing the issue, provides an overview of provincial regulations and proposes recommendations with regard to driving in patients with OSA. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-48e3a0f7fadd4da0a947899b46caf3ca2025-02-03T01:01:41ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412014-01-0121211412310.1155/2014/357327Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Driving: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Sleep Society Position PaperNajib Ayas0Robert Skomro1Adam Blackman2Kristen Curren3Michael Fitzpatrick4John Fleetham5Charles George6Tom Hakemi7Patrick Hanly8Christopher Li9Debra Morrison10Frédéric Series11University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaUniversity of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaUniversity of Toronto, CanadaCanadian Thoracic Society, Ottawa, CanadaQueen’s University, Kingston, CanadaUniversity of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaUniversity of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CanadaHakemi & Ridgedale LLP, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaUniversity of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaUniversity of Toronto, CanadaDalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaLaval University, Québec City, Québec, CanadaIndividuals with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) experience sleep fragmentation and poor sleep quality that results in daytime sleepiness, which impairs performance during driving and leads to an increased risk for collisions. Not surprisingly, observational studies have shown that patients with OSA experience a two- to 10-fold higher risk for collision compared with healthy controls. Although treatment would clearly mitigate these risks, there is no current Canadian position on driving and OSA. This article, the first Canadian position statement addressing the issue, provides an overview of provincial regulations and proposes recommendations with regard to driving in patients with OSA.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/357327 |
| spellingShingle | Najib Ayas Robert Skomro Adam Blackman Kristen Curren Michael Fitzpatrick John Fleetham Charles George Tom Hakemi Patrick Hanly Christopher Li Debra Morrison Frédéric Series Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Driving: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Sleep Society Position Paper Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Driving: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Sleep Society Position Paper |
| title_full | Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Driving: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Sleep Society Position Paper |
| title_fullStr | Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Driving: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Sleep Society Position Paper |
| title_full_unstemmed | Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Driving: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Sleep Society Position Paper |
| title_short | Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Driving: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Sleep Society Position Paper |
| title_sort | obstructive sleep apnea and driving a canadian thoracic society and canadian sleep society position paper |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/357327 |
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