The current status of autotitrating continuous positive airway pressure systems in the management of obstructive sleep apnea

D Hailey, P Jacobs, I Mayers… - Canadian respiratory …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Autotitrating continuous positive airway pressure (APAP) devices have the
potential to address some of the disadvantages of titration and treatment with conventional …

Something is changing in adherence to CPAP therapy: real world data after 1 year of treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea

E Morrone, A Giordano, S Carli, D Visca… - European …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSA) is a common sleep disorder, affecting at least
24% of the male and 9% of the female population [1]. Despite progress in alternative …

Continuous positive airway pressure therapy: new generations

JF Garvey, WT McNicholas - Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of choice for obstructive sleep
apnoea syndrome (OSAS). However, CPAP is not tolerated by all patients with OSAS and …

Effectiveness of a group education session on adherence with APAP in obstructive sleep apnea—a randomized controlled study

F Soares Pires, M Drummond, A Marinho… - Sleep and …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure (APAP) is an effective treatment
for obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). We investigated whether a …

Comparing CPAP masks during initial titration for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: one-year experience

AI Zonato, CFA Rosa, L Oliveira… - Brazilian journal of …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Abstract Objective: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is the gold standard
treatment for OSA. A wide variety of masks are used during CPAP therapy. The aim of the …

Acceptance and adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a Southeast Asian privately funded …

CHK Lee, LC Leow, PR Song, HH Li, TH Ong - Sleep Science, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
BACKGROUND There is limited data on long term Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
(CPAP) adherence in Southeast Asian countries. This is a prospective study on CPAP …

A randomized cross‐over study of auto‐continuous positive airway pressure versus fixed‐continuous positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep …

KW To, WC Chan, KL Choo, WK Lam, KK Wong… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objectives: To compare the efficacy of auto‐CPAP (AutoSet Spirit, ResMed)
versus fixed‐CPAP (S6 Elite, ResMed) in improving daytime sleepiness, health status …

Auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure for treating adult patients with sleep apnea syndrome

MP d'Ortho - Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure for treat... : Current Opinion in Pulmonary
Medicine Auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure for treating adult patients with sleep …

Effect of automatic versus fixed continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: an up-to-date meta-analysis

T Xu, T Li, D Wei, Y Feng, L Xian, H Wu, J Xu - Sleep and Breathing, 2012 - Springer
Purpose This study was made to evaluate the effect of automatic continuous positive airway
pressure (auto-CPAP) versus fixed continuous positive airway pressure (fixed CPAP) in …

Association between body mass index and effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a retrospective study

X Huang, L Bao, X Tang, J Shen, X Ni, Y Shen - Sleep and Breathing, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Ineffective use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy can result in
inconvenience and additional costs in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This …