Introduction: The purpose of this systematic review is to provide supporting evidence for the
clinical practice guideline for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults using …

… Recommendation 4: We recommend positive airway pressure therapy be initiated using
either APAP at home or in-laboratory PAP titration in adults with OSA and no significant …

… initiation of NIV with bilevel positive airway pressure devices, we recommend that symptoms
… drive; (4) allow a bilevel positive airway pressure device to be advanced to an HMV when …

… evidence suggesting a mortality benefit from bilevel positive airway pressure with backup
rate and updated clinical practice guidelines from the American Thoracic Society as well as the …

… reviewed the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s Clinical Practice Guideline on the
Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) with Positive Airway Pressure with respect to …

… The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Board of Directors approved the final position …
of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine that continuous positive airway pressure can be …

… There is divergence on scoring rules for hypopneas between the recommendations of
the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Center for Medicare Services (CMS), …

… On the other hand, bilevel positive airway pressure (BPAP) without a backup rate may be a
covered therapy for OSA, but it may worsen CSA. Narrow coverage criteria that require near …

… -biphasic positive airway pressure confers no significant benefit over nasal-continuous
positive airway pressure in preventing extubation failure at equivalent mean airway pressures in …

… noninvasive ventilation (NIV) using portable positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy in the
form of CPAP or bilevel positive airway pressure (BPAP) equipment or a home mechanical …