Positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnea

RK Kakkar, RB Berry - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
… (PAP) remains the mainstay of treatment for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (…
delivery of positive pressure treatment. The PAP treatment of children, central sleep apnea, or …

Continuous positive airway pressure reduces blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea; a systematic review and meta-analysis with 1000 patients

ASO Schein, AC Kerkhoff, CC Coronel… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
… We used the following keywords to search: ‘sleep apnea, obstructive’, ‘continuous positive
airway pressure’, ‘nasal continuous positive airway pressure’ associated with a list of …

Blood pressure and sleep apnea: results of long-term nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy

J Mayer, H Becker, U Brandenburg, T Penzel, JH Peter… - Cardiology, 1991 - karger.com
… -REM and REM sleep (p < 0.001). Our results, which demonstrate the reversibility of high
blood pressure upon treatment of sleep apnea, indicate that sleep apnea can be an etiological …

Improvement of metabolic function in sleep apnea: the power of positive pressure

NM Punjabi - American journal of respiratory and critical care …, 2004 - atsjournals.org
… in insulin sensitivity with positive pressure, the authors conclude that sleep apnea is an …
compliance with sleep apnea therapy, the therapeutic merits of positive-pressure therapy with …

Indications for positive airway pressure treatment of adult obstructive sleep apnea patients: a consensus statement

DI Loube, PC Gay, KP Strohl, AI Pack, DP White… - Chest, 1999 - Elsevier
… of positive airway pressure (PAP) costs for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). …
persistent massive nasal mask air leakage or discomfort exhaling against positive pressure. …

Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on neurocognitive function in obstructive sleep apnea patients: the Apnea Positive Pressure Long-term Efficacy Study …

CA Kushida, DA Nichols, TH Holmes, SF Quan… - Sleep, 2012 - academic.oup.com
positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy on patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). …
/F variable at the 2 month CPAP visit, but no difference at the 6 month CPAP visit or for the A/P …

The association between obstructive sleep apnea and neurocognitive performance—the Apnea Positive Pressure Long-term Efficacy Study (APPLES)

SF Quan, CS Chan, WC Dement, A Gevins… - Sleep, 2011 - academic.oup.com
… diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the Apnea Positive Pressure Long-term …
before randomization to either continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or sham CPAP. …

Positive airway pressure and electrical stimulation methods for obstructive sleep apnea treatment: a patent review (2005–2014)

D Álvarez, GC Gutiérrez-Tobal… - Expert opinion on …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
… Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is currently the primary treatment … the positive
pressure delivered to the patient, methods and systems for continuous self-adjusting pressure

Positive pressure therapy: a perspective on evidence-based outcomes and methods of application

MH Sanders, JM Montserrat, R Farre… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - atsjournals.org
… Although research supports a favorable influence of positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy
on risk for significant adverse outcomes in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea–…

The acute effects of continuous positive airway pressure and oxygen administration on blood pressure during obstructive sleep apnea

NJ Ali, RJO Davies, JA Fleetham, JR Stradling - Chest, 1992 - Elsevier
… blood pressure continuously with a digital artery blood pressure monitor in eight patients
with severe obstructive sleep apnea (… positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. Mean blood …