Loss of nocturnal dipping pattern of skin sympathetic nerve activity during and following an extended-duration work shift in residents in training
•Skin sympathetic nerve activity (SKNA) reflects cardiac sympathetic tone.•Noninvasive neuro-electrocardiography (neuECG) can be used to investigate SKNA.•SKNA presents a dip night in healthy young adults.•The SKNA dip is impaired by working a nightshift, with a delayed recovery.•The neuECG serves a...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of cardiology 2021-12, Vol.78 (6), p.509-516 |
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Zusammenfassung: | •Skin sympathetic nerve activity (SKNA) reflects cardiac sympathetic tone.•Noninvasive neuro-electrocardiography (neuECG) can be used to investigate SKNA.•SKNA presents a dip night in healthy young adults.•The SKNA dip is impaired by working a nightshift, with a delayed recovery.•The neuECG serves as a useful tool to detect subclinical autonomic disturbances.
Extended-duration work shifts (EDWSs) might affect the health of physician residents, causing autonomic alteration. Skin sympathetic nerve activity (SKNA) recorded by noninvasive neuro-electrocardiography (neuECG) is used to estimate cardiac sympathetic tone. In this study, we aim to evaluate the impact of EDWSs on nocturnal SKNA assessed in resident doctors.
Twenty-four residents working EDWSs and 12 PhD students not working nightshift schedules were prospectively recruited. The neuECG was performed between 12 am and 6 am for 5 consecutive nights. SKNA was filtered from neuECG recorded signals. The questionnaires regarding work stress and sleep quality, blood pressure, and salivary alpha-amylase and cortisol levels were administered.
The hours of weekly working and sleep opportunities were similar between residents and students, while residents reported more work stress and worse sleep quality. In residents, SKNA at 6 am (SKNA6am) was significantly higher than SKNA2am during the precall night, revealing a dipping pattern. However, the SKNA dipping disappeared during the on-call night and prominently flattened during the first postcall night, the full recovery of which was delayed until the second postcall nights. The morning blood pressure and salivary alpha-amylase and cortisol levels were similar between the precall and postcall days. In contrast, SKNA in students exhibited a constant dipping profile for all recorded nights.
In healthy young adults, SKNA presents a dip night. The SKNA dip is impaired by working a nightshift, with a delayed recovery. The neuECG might serve as a useful tool to detect subclinical autonomic disturbances in shiftworkers.
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ISSN: | 0914-5087 1876-4738 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jjcc.2021.06.006 |