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Completely scoobied: the confusing world of temperature and pollution effects on sleep apnoea

2015; European Respiratory Society; Volume: 46; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1183/13993003.01155-2015

1399-3003

Nathaniel S. Marshall, Christine T. Cowie,

Sleep and Wakefulness Research

Aficionados of 1970s and 1980s cartoons will have no trouble imagining the look of befuddlement upon our faces reminiscent of Scooby Doo's when presented with a new mystery. Normally in an editorial, one should write a nice, succinct summary of the field providing the reader with a clear but concise understanding of where we are and where we are heading. However, it is just not possible in this case. The evidence is truly befuddling. The four key studies [1–4] are not just inconsistent with respect to the effects of temperature on sleep apnoea, they are clearly contradictory and it is not clear why. So, this will be an editorial that poses more questions than it answers. Four key studies clearly contradictory over the effects of temperature on sleep apnoea and it is not clear why