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

KG Johnson - Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep …, 2022 - Springer
Positive airway pressure (PAP) is the primary treatment of sleep-disordered breathing
including obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea, and sleep-related hypoventilation …

Treatment of sleep-disordered breathing with positive airway pressure devices: technology update

KG Johnson, DC Johnson - Medical Devices: Evidence and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Many types of positive airway pressure (PAP) devices are used to treat sleep-disordered
breathing including obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea, and sleep-related …

Auto-adjusting and advanced positive airway pressure therapeutic modalities

A Ryden, JM Bando, RS Aysola - Seminars in respiratory and …, 2014 - thieme-connect.com
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is the first-line treatment for obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA). Although the gold standard for the treatment of OSA, CPAP may not be …

Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: choosing the best positive airway pressure device

N Freedman - Sleep medicine clinics, 2017 - sleep.theclinics.com
Treatment with positive airway pressure (PAP) remains the primary therapy for most patients
with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), especially those with moderate to severe OSA. This …

A sleep laboratory evaluation of an automatic positive airway pressure system for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

K Behbehani, FC Yen, EA Lucas, JR Burk - Sleep, 1998 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: This paper compares the performance of an experimental nasal
positive airway pressure device that automatically adjusts the level of applied pressure …

Automatic positive airway pressure titration and treatment

WJ Randerath - Sleep Apnea, 2006 - karger.com
Continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) represents the standard treatment for
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). With the aim of achieving optimal adaptation of …

Positive airway pressure therapy of OSA

M Hirshkowitz, A Sharafkhaneh - Seminars in Respiratory and …, 2005 - thieme-connect.com
Positive airway pressure is standard therapy for patients with obstructive sleep apnea. It
comes in three basic varieties:(1) continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP),(2) bilevel …

CPAP and bi-level PAP therapy: new and established roles

A Antonescu-Turcu, S Parthasarathy - Respiratory care, 2010 - rc.rcjournal.com
Over the past few decades, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for
obstructive sleep apnea has evolved into more and more sophisticated modes of therapy for …

Practice parameters for the use of continuous and bilevel positive airway pressure devices to treat adult patients with sleep-related breathing disorders

CA Kushida, MR Littner, M Hirshkowitz… - Sleep, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Positive airway pressure (PAP) devices are used to treat patients with sleep related
breathing disorders (SRBD) including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Currently, PAP …

New approaches to positive airway pressure treatment in obstructive sleep apnea

TJ Kuźniar - Sleep medicine clinics, 2016 - sleep.theclinics.com
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a mainstay of therapy in patients with
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Developed in early 1980s, 1 this technology has come over …