Automatic pressure titration with APAP is as effective as manual titration with CPAP in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

I Fietze, M Glos, I Moebus, C Witt, T Penzel… - Respiration, 2007 - karger.com
… During the 2 consecutive nights, we successfully titrated all 21 patients with one mode of
CPAP therapy. Independent of the titration mode, AHI was reduced in the 2 titration nights to a …

Clinical guidelines for the manual titration of positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

… Airway Pressure Titration Task Force of the … - Journal of Clinical …, 2008 - jcsm.aasm.org
CPAP and BPAP titrations. Major recommendations are as follows: (1) All potential PAP
titration … , hands-on demonstration, careful mask fitting, and acclimatization prior to titration. (2) …

The value of auto-adjustable CPAP devices in pressure titration and treatment of patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

K Hertegonne, F Bauters - Sleep medicine reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
… as auto-adjustable CPAP (APAP) have been promoted as having an added advantage over
CPAP, because of their ability to adapt the pressure level to the patient's need at all times. …

Is automatic CPAP titration as effective as manual CPAP titration in OSAHS patients? A meta-analysis

W Gao, Y Jin, Y Wang, M Sun, B Chen, N Zhou… - Sleep and …, 2012 - Springer
… So we recommend that APAP could be used to titrate an appropriate pressure for CPAP
treatment, especially under the condition of PSG shortage and the long waiting list. There are 1.2…

Automated continuous positive airway pressure titration for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

H Teschler, M Berthon-Jones… - American journal of …, 1996 - atsjournals.org
… This study tested the effectiveness of the Auto'Set" self-titrating nasal continuous positive …
apnea (OSA), and choosing a suitable pressure for subsequent conventional fixed-pressure

Comparison of manual and automatic CPAP titration in patients with sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome.

P Lloberes, E Ballester, JM Montserrat… - American journal of …, 1996 - atsjournals.org
… over traditional fixed CPAP. We investigated the value of auto-CPAP regulation in 20 patients
with … CPAP device that performs an automatic pressure titration beginning with a 4 em H20 …

The use of auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure for treatment of adult obstructive sleep apnea

RB Berry, JM Parish, KM Hartse - Sleep, 2002 - academic.oup.com
… to CPAP treatment utilizes a pressure titration in the sleep laboratory during attended
polysomnography. The goal is to identify an effective pressure that will prevent apneapressures

… the use of autotitrating continuous positive airway pressure devices for titrating pressures and treating adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: an update …

TI Morgenthaler, RN Aurora, T Brown, R Zak, C Alessi… - Sleep, 2008 - academic.oup.com
patients to three different titration methods: PSGCPAP, unattended APAP titration for 1-3 nights,
or a formuladriven empirical pressurePatients in all three groups received standardized …

… parameters for the use of auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure devices for titrating pressures and treating adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea …

M Littner, M Hirshkowitz, D Davila, WMD Anderson… - Sleep, 2002 - academic.oup.com
… pressure (CPAP) is a standard treatment for patients with OSA.Standard practice requires
pressure titration during … The titration goal is to identify an optimal pressure for eliminating …

CPAP compliance in sleep apnea patients with and without laboratory CPAP titration

MK Means, JD Edinger, AM Husain - Sleep and Breathing, 2004 - thieme-connect.com
CPAP pressure was titrated to maximally reduce the number of respiratory events and
associated arousals. The technologist assisted the patient with any difficulties adjusting to CPAP. …