Journal of Sleep Disorders: Treatment and CareISSN: 2325-9639

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Research Article, J Sleep Disor Treat Care Vol: 3 Issue: 4

Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Exhaled Nitric Oxide Concentrations in Medical Residents Taking Night Call

Catherine Oberg1, Sam Eljammal2, Haven Malish2, Kendra Becker1, Jaymica Patel1, Alex Balekian2, and Ahmet Baydur2
1Divisions of General Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
2Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Corresponding author : Dr. Ahmet Baydur
2020 Zonal Avenue, IRD 723, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
E-mail: baydur@usc.edu
Received: July 02, 2014 Accepted: September 08, 2014 Published: September 11, 2014
Citation: Oberg C, Eljammal S, Malish H, Becker K, Patel J, et al., (2014) Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Exhaled Nitric Oxide Concentrations in Medical Residents Taking Night Call. J Sleep Disor: Treat Care 3:4. doi:10.4172/2325-9639.1000145

Abstract

Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Exhaled Nitric Oxide Concentrations in Medical Residents Taking Night Call

Background: Exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) is considered a biomarker for airway inflammation, and has been studied most extensively in asthma. It has also been implicated as a biomarker in other forms of stress, including psychological, although results have been variable. Sleep deprivation in medical residents on duty can be stressful. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether sleep deprivation was linked to altered levels of eNO and, if so, whether eNO concentrations (FeNO) could be reliably used as a simple, non-invasive measure of inflammation in varying degrees of sleep deprivation. Our hypothesis was that FeNO levels are higher during sleep deprivation. Given that taking night call can be a stressful situation (leading to sleep disruption), we asked (1) what is the relationship between FeNO in physician trainees and sleep deprivation, and (2) can FeNO be viewed as a marker for inflammation in sleep deprivation during on-call duty?

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