SLEEPINESS AND SLEEP APNEA IN AVIATION - SURGICAL APPROACH -
SLEEPINESS AND SLEEP APNEA IN AVIATION - SURGICAL APPROACH -

Summary/Abstract: Everyone knows the cognitive and performance – related effects of fatigue: lack of concentration, forgetfulness, inability to determine priorities or make decisions. Flight crew members are well aware that efficiency of performance under these conditions - sleepiness and sleep apnea – is significantly decreased and presents high threat to flight safety. The determination of “fitness to fly” for military aviators with sleep disorders can be very difficult because we could not obtain coherent information about fatigue from current aeromedical guidelines. The majority of air organisations do not provide any helpful somnological assistance. Evaluation of medical requirements for pilots needs partnership. This paper presents the first step of the author’s efforts to promote the implementation of a fatigue risk management system (FRMS) in Romania – a surgical treatment algorithm in sleep apnea.

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