… The development of a practical method for predicting the effect of a treatment on the severity
… might guide the clinician's choice from the various alternatives to nasal CPAP. To guide the …

… respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), is the greater constancy of pressure, because the
lung can collapse if the positive airway pressure is interrupted even for a very short time (e4, 5). …

… Background: New Medicare criteria for prescribing continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) …
This study was designed to assess how the new Medicare guideline changes CPAP …

… The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reimburses for OSA treatment with
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices for patients with an AHI score of at least 15 …

… The panel identified several studies that suggest that identification and treatment of OSA
with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with COPD improves outcomes. …

… To reduce the morbidity of OSA, sleep specialists have explored various methods of managing
the condition, including manifold positive airway pressure (PAP) techniques and surgical …

… By inspection of titles, references having no relevance to the clinical practice guideline were
eliminated. The update of this clinical practice guideline is based on 253 clinical trials and …

… We included randomised controlled studies (RCTs) conducted in adults that compared
HFNC use to either conventional oxygen therapy (COT), continuous positive airway pressure (…

… However, the driving pressure for exhalation is relatively low and use of a second
cannula is not a reliable means of relieving high airway pressure [254, 255]. Initial high-pressure …

… Additionally, anatomic defects can result in an increase in the required pressure during
positive airway pressure therapy (eg, CPAP), the most commonly utilized treatment for this …