Relationship of pharyngeal water content and jugular volume with severity of obstructive sleep apnea in renal failure

Abstract

These data suggest that fluid overload via increased IJVVol, and UA-MWC, contributes to the pathogenesis of OSA in patients with ESRD. These findings help us to explain the high prevalence of OSA in ESRD patients, and attenuation of OSA in association with nocturnal dialysis. They also suggest the need for randomized trials to determine whether more aggressive fluid removal in ESRD patients will alleviate OSA.