CPAP or APAP-What is the real question?

H Ashtyani, PB Patel - Respiration, 2007 - search.proquest.com
… that CPAP and APAP produced a similar improvement in daytime sleepiness. They also
showed APAP pressure was lower than CPAP … the monetary benefits of APAP over CPAP and …

Home monitoring of sleep apnea treatment: benefits of intelligent CPAP devices

D Boisteanu, R Vasiluta, A Cernomaz… - … for Enhanced Quality …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… We conclude that both APAP and CPAP devices are comparable in terms of patients benefit,
use hours and mean pressure. The slight difference in residual AHI is probably due to the …

Transition from APAP to CPAP may be a cost-effective health intervention in OSA patients

A Alves, AR Gigante, D Machado, I Sanches… - Jornal Brasileiro de …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
… Nonetheless, in this study, we found that the benefits of the transition from APAP to CPAP
remained, even in the subgroup of patients with positional OSA and REM-related OSA. …

CPAP, APAP

L Shangold, O Jacobowitz - Sleep Apnea and Snoring E-Book …, 2018 - books.google.com
… There is a setting on CPAP and APAP machines called end … may benefit from a BiPAP
titration study in the laboratory to see if he or she benefits more from BiPAP than CPAP or APAP. …

CPAP, APAP and BIPAP

TM Davidson - Sleep Apnea and Snoring E-Book: Surgical and …, 2008 - books.google.com
CPAP does well, just not quite as well as APAP. The pros and cons of APAP versus CPAP
… 10 There is little science to document their benefit in nasal obstruction. There is no science …

The value of auto-adjustable CPAP devices in pressure titration and treatment of patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

K Hertegonne, F Bauters - Sleep medicine reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
benefit more from APAP than from CPAP. It was suggested that APAP would be superior to
CPAP … in treatment efficacy (apnea-index) or compliance with APAP compared to CPAP, only …

APAP, BPAP, CPAP, and new modes of positive airway pressure therapy

KG Johnson - … and Treatment of Sleep Apnea: Filling the Gap …, 2022 - Springer
apnea (OSA), central sleep apnea, and sleep-related hypoventilation. This chapter will
primarily focus on modes continuous PAP (CPAP), autotitrating CPAP (APAP), … may benefit from …

Treatment of adult obstructive sleep apnea with positive airway pressure: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline

SP Patil, IA Ayappa, SM Caples, RJ Kimoff… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - jcsm.aasm.org
… between APAP versus CPAP in … the benefits and harms of APAP and CPAP are similar,
and the balance of effects does not favor either intervention. The main potential benefit of APAP

Comparative study of autotitrating and fixed-pressure CPAP in the home: a randomized, single-blind crossover trial

C Hukins - Sleep, 2004 - academic.oup.com
… , quality of life, subjective ease of use of APAP, and feelings toward this therapy) relative
to CPAP and in doing so to identify those patients who may benefit most from this therapy. …

Adherence to APAP in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: effectiveness of a motivational intervention

APT Dantas, JC Winck, M Figueiredo-Braga - Sleep and Breathing, 2015 - Springer
… Providing tailored information about the possible benefits of the treatment and the risks of …
evidence supporting the benefits of motivational interventions in APAP adherence. The results …