LA SINDROME DELLE APNEE OSTRUTTIVE DEL SONNO: NUMERI, CONSEGUENZE, TRATTAMENTO E PREVENZIONE (Factsheet INAIL)

Le persone con OSA hanno una qualità del sonno scadente con conseguente eccessiva sonnolenza diurna che, associata alla difficoltà di mantenere la concentrazione, espone i soggetti al rischio di incidenti stradali ed infortuni lavorativi. L’OSA può essere pericolosa per la vita: a lungo andare tutti gli organi vengono coinvolti.

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is an under-recognized clinical condition and is correlated with sleepiness and impaired cognitive function. Objectives: The primary aim of this systematic review, developed within the Sleep@OSA project, was to determine the correlations of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, daytime sleepiness and sleep-disordered breathing with the risk of car accidents in adult working populations; a secondary aim was to analyze the epidemiologic data with a gender-based approach to identify differences between women and men in the data and in associated risk factors.

OSAS is an emerging public health problem. Early diagnosis in adults with comorbidities is the gold standard to avoid complications caused by a late diagnosis.