What is central sleep apnea?

A Malhotra, RL Owens - Respiratory care, 2010 - rc.rcjournal.com
Central sleep apnea (CSA) describes a group of conditions in which cessations in air flow
occur without respiratory effort. In contrast, obstructive sleep apnea patients have ongoing …

Sleep in critically ill chemically paralyzed patients requiring mechanical ventilation

KA Hardin, M Seyal, T Stewart, HW Bonekat - Chest, 2006 - Elsevier
Objective To determine sleep characteristics in patients receiving mechanical ventilation
who require a neuromuscular blocking agent (NMBA). Design Observational study. Setting …

The significance and outcome of continuous positive airway pressure-related central sleep apnea during split-night sleep studies

T Dernaika, M Tawk, S Nazir, W Younis, GT Kinasewitz - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
Objective: To determine whether central sleep apnea (CSA) occurring during continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) …

Opioid medication and sleep-disordered breathing

HJ Yue, C Guilleminault - Medical Clinics, 2010 - medical.theclinics.com
In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of chronic pain that may be
experienced by patients. Historically, chronic pain has been given less importance or simply …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review on prevalence and risk factors associated with treatment-emergent central sleep apnea

G Nigam, C Pathak, M Riaz - Annals of thoracic medicine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
METHODS: PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science and Cochran Library databases
were searched with Mesh headings to locate studies linking TECSA and obstructive sleep …

Nitrazepam in patients with sleep apnoea: a double-blind placebo-controlled study

U Hoijer, J Hedner, H Ejnell, R Grunstein… - European …, 1994 - Eur Respiratory Soc
We wanted to assess whether benzodiazepines worsen sleep apnoea, since their use in
such patients has been controversial. Fourteen male patients with mild to moderate …