Top news from CHEST 2023 Annual Meeting: Insomnia, OSA in women

At this year’s CHEST Meeting in Honolulu, doctors from all over the world presented research on various respiratory diseases and conditions and gave talks on important topics in pulmonology.

Of the topics discussed, presentations on sleep made up several of the top headlines from Healio’s coverage of the meeting. These sessions covered insomnia in women, gender disparities in obstructive sleep apnea, sleep problems among physicians and more.

Read these and other top news from the 2023 CHEST Annual Meeting below:

Insomnia in women common, increases with age

Established and evolving treatments are available to help women with insomnia, the prevalence, symptoms and outcomes of which may vary and intensify with age, according to Janet N. Myers, MD, FCCP, FAASM, medical director of Kaiser Permanente Sleep Center of Moanalua Medical Center and associate professor of clinical medicine at John A. Burns School of Medicine. Read more.

Presentation of vaping-related lung injury has changed since initial epidemic

Recently diagnosed patients with e-cigarette- or vaping-associated lung injury, or EVALI, were younger and less critically ill than those from earlier in the epidemic, according to results of a multicenter, prospective, observational study. Read more.

Women less likely to be diagnosed with, offered treatment for OSA

Women often have different presentations and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea compared with men and are offered treatment less often, according to Carolyn D’Ambrosio, MS, MD, FCCP, associate professor of medicine and vice chief for fellowship training at Yale School of Medicine. Read more.

Physicians frequently experience sleep deprivation, burnout

Sleep deprivation, daytime sleepiness and burnout are common among physicians, according to a systematic review. Read more.

Tips for healthy sleep in health care workers help mitigate dangers of sleep deprivation

Managing sleep adequately is important for health care workers, as a lack of it can lead to burnout, fatigue and potentially dangerous mistakes, according to Ritwick Agrawal, MD, FCCP, director of sleep medicine at Northwell Health and Huntington Hospital. Read more.

Hydrocortisone outperforms other corticosteroids for community-acquired pneumonia

The risk for all-cause mortality was reduced among patients with community-acquired pneumonia who used hydrocortisone vs. other corticosteroids, according to a poster. Read more.

Countermeasures can ease detrimental sleep effects of shift work

Although shift work can lead to fragmented sleep and have circadian consequences, countermeasures can help overcome these negative effects and promote healthy sleep, according to a presentation. Read more.

Pearls for empathetic critical care at end of life

Critical care, especially at the end of a patient’s life, requires practitioners to not only be vulnerable, but to accept and communicate uncertainty and to build trust with both the patients and their families. Read more.