Browsing Faculty of Medicine by Author "Ellingsen, Ivar"
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Alcohol at bedtime induces minor changes in sleep stages and blood gases in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Holmedahl, Nils Henrik; Øverland, Britt; Fondenes, Ove; Ellingsen, Ivar; Hardie, Jon Andrew (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-17)Purpose/background: The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of a moderate dose of alcohol on sleep architecture and respiration in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Alcohol depresses both hypercapnic ... -
Sleep hypoventilation and daytime hypercapnia in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Holmedahl, Nils Henrik; Øverland, Britt; Fondenes, Ove; Ellingsen, Ivar; Hardie, Jon Andrew (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02-27)Purpose: To explore the associations between sleep hypoventilation (SH) and daytime arterial pressures of carbon dioxide (PaCO2), sleep stages, and sleep apneas/hypopneas (AHI) in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...