Sleep monitoring in bus and truck drivers: relevant factor to consider for the renewal of the driving license

Authors

  • Jorge Rey de Castro Centro de Trastornos Respiratorios del Sueño (CENTRES), Clínica Anglo Americana. Lima, Perú. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú. Grupo de Investigación en Sueño (GIS). Lima, Perú. Médico neumólogo. Magister en Medicina.
  • Edmundo Rosales-Mayor Centro de Trastornos Respiratorios del Sueño (CENTRES), Clínica Anglo Americana. Lima, Perú. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú. Grupo de Investigación en Sueño (GIS). Lima, Perú. Magister en Medicina. Médico, Magister en Sueño.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2010.272.1474

Keywords:

Disorders of excessive somnolence, Accidents, traffic, Sleep apnea, obstructive, Polysomnography, Peru

Abstract

The available information indicates that up to one third of the road traffic accidents are produced by the driver’s sleepiness. Sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) is an organic disease that causes sleepiness. It can be diagnosed by a sleep register and can be controlled by different therapeutic means, varying their complexity according to its severity, which determines the final cost of the management of SAHS. In patients using the therapy thoroughly, the results are very good and achieve to control the sleepiness, improve the quality of life of the affected subject, protect his health and markedly decrease the risk of accidents due to sleepiness during driving. We put into consideration of the respective authorities the application of these tests in drivers suspected of having SAHS who renew their driving licenses type A-II and A-III.

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Published

2010-06-25

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Symposium

How to Cite

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Rey de Castro J, Rosales-Mayor E. Sleep monitoring in bus and truck drivers: relevant factor to consider for the renewal of the driving license. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2010 Jun. 25 [cited 2024 Nov. 12];27(2). Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/1474

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