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To Sleep or Not to Sleep…. To Sleep or Not to Sleep…. Consequences of Sleep Loss. Scenarios. Scenarios. 0123. 2400. 0004. 0200. 0400. 0645. 0149. Objectives. Sleep Science history Sleep Mechanics 101 Sleep Deprivation Consequences Shift-work risks ‘evidence’ Strategies
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To Sleep or Not to Sleep… Consequences of Sleep Loss D. Nesdoly MD FRCPC
Scenarios 0123 2400 0004 0200 0400 0645 0149
Objectives Sleep Science history Sleep Mechanics 101 Sleep Deprivation Consequences Shift-work risks ‘evidence’ Strategies Future research
Sleep Science History 1930 Berger- “Father of EEG” 1937 Loomis- first overnight EEG human sleep recordings 1968 Standardized manual 1974-Williams normative sleep data 2010-Accreditated Sleep Centers
Sleep Basics • 3 Mechanisms • ANS • PNS • SNS • Homeostatic Sleep Drive • Circadian Sleep Rhythm
Sleep Quantification • Objective • MSLT • MWT • PVT • Subjective • Sleepiness scales • Stanford (1973 7 point) • Karolinska (1990 9 point) • Epworth (1991 situation-specific dozing likelihoods)
Shift-work Syndrome • Prevalence • (U.S.-22 M SW +3% ) • Canada 11% rotating, 6% evening, 2% nights • Prototype • Insomnia / Sleepiness • Fatigue / Headache / Anxiety • Indigestion / Pyrosis • Hypertension • Weight gain • Menstrual irregularity / Sub-fertility / SA • Depression • Drowsy driving
Sleep Deprivation Impact Individual Family Community Society
Shift work + Cardiovascular Disease Modest (+) associations w shift work (40%) Causal link research inconsistent Daylight Saving Time * Janszky (2008) Acute MI risk Mondays “Spring” Incidence ratio 1.051 “Autumn” Incidence ratio 0.985
Shift work (LAN) + Cancer Schernhammer (2001) Nurses Health Study Cohort 240,000 women over 30 years Control for major risk factors, stress, SE status Cancer relative risk Breast 36-79 % Colon 35% Endometrial 43% 2007 IARC classifies ‘night shift work’ as probable carcinogen (2A)
Shift work (LAN) + Cancer Observational studies: modest (+) relationship b/w LAN + breast Ca Pukkala (1995) Flight attendants > 15 Y Tynes (1996) Radio + telegraph operators Prostate Ca Airline pilots Firefighters Health practitioners + physicians
Circadian Disruption Shift work + Risk of Ca Seattle Research group LAN + Breast Ca Case control study 60-Hz magnetic fields + nocturnal melatonin Night shift work + biomarkers Melatonin + hormones Genotypes (hCLOCK, Per2, Per3)
Shift work + Pregnancy Moderate (-) effect on fetal growth SGA / LBW No association for pre-term delivery or pre-eclampsia
Study Limitations Epidemiologic vs RCT Selection bias “Survivor population” (entrance + drop-out) Lower socioeconomic status Shift work definition Exposure measurement
Shift-work + Risk Needle-stick events Ayas (2006) Trinkoff (2007) Clinical performance Howard (2003)-Anesthesia Lockley (2004)-ICU Smith-Coggins (2006)-Emergency
Transportation Safety Prototype ‘drowsy driver’ Young male < 25 Shift-worker Untreated sleep disorder (OSA / Narcolepsy) Event 2400-0700 Social Media: “Contagious”
Transport + Sleep Deprivation Commercial Truck Rail Air / ATC Performance impairment = Ethanol intoxication Dawson 1997 Powell 2001 Vakulin 2007
Drowsy Driving Strategies Awareness Legislation Highway rumble strips Operator behavior Naps Caffeine Environmental stimuli
Sleep Loss Countermeasures Pharmacologic Non-pharmacologic
Sleep Loss Countermeasures Pharmacologic Antihistamines Benzodiazepines Non-benzodiazepines Antidepressants Serotonin modulator SSRIS SNRI Tetracyclic Tricyclic Melatonin receptor agonist Alternative Valerian Kava Chamomile Synthetic melatonin Non-pharmacologic
Sleep Loss Countermeasures Pharmacologic Non-pharmacologic Behavioural Sleep deprivation Reconditioning Relaxation techniques CBT Schedule strategies Restrict maximum 3 consecutive shifts Forward shift rotation Participatory approach
Sleep Hygiene Wolkove, N. et al. CMAJ 2007;176:1449-1454
Sleep Hygiene Wolkove, N. et al. CMAJ 2007;176:1449-1454
Sleep Hygiene Wolkove, N. et al. CMAJ 2007;176:1449-1454
Sleep Hygiene Wolkove, N. et al. CMAJ 2007;176:1449-1454