Randomized controlled trial of variable-pressure versus fixed-pressure continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment for patients with obstructive sleep apnea …

M Vennelle, S White, RL Riha, TW Mackay… - Sleep, 2010 - academic.oup.com
… use and patients reported being less sleepy when on variable pressure CPAP than on fixed
pressure CPAP but there were no significant differences between the treatments in terms of …

CPAP pressure for prediction of oral appliance treatment response in obstructive sleep apnea

K Sutherland, CL Phillips, A Davies… - Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - jcsm.aasm.org
CPAP treatment for OSA but are not always equally efficacious. High therapeutic CPAP
pressure has been associated with MAS treatment … between CPAP pressure and MAS treatment

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and patient satisfaction with autoadjusting CPAP with variable expiratory pressure vs standard CPAP: a two-night randomized crossover trial

AT Mulgrew, R Cheema, J Fleetham, CF Ryan… - Sleep and …, 2007 - Springer
… of autoadjusting CPAP (APAP) and C-Flex in terms of (1) treatment efficacy, … CPAP. Fifteen
patients who had previously undergone formal CPAP titration polysomnography were treated

Effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment for obstructive sleep apnea in arterial stiffness: a meta-analysis

IT Vlachantoni, E Dikaiakou, CN Antonopoulos… - Sleep medicine …, 2013 - Elsevier
pressure when the effective nightly use of CPAP device was higher, we found that CPAP use
duration did not alter the effect of CPAP on … after 8 weeks of CPAP treatment. Furthermore, …

Positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnea

RK Kakkar, RB Berry - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
… use of unattended APAP to select a CPAP treatment pressure. A subsequent large multicenter
study 108 found that unattended APAP titration resulted in similar outcomes as attended …

Efficacy of auto-CPAP in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome.

JC Meurice, I Marc, F Sériès - … journal of respiratory and critical care …, 1996 - atsjournals.org
… We conclude that (1) the amount of use during CPAP treatment is higher with auto… the
efficacy of a new CPAP mode that is able to generate variable pressure levels in correcting …

Variable negative external pressure—an alternative to continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: a pilot study

JA Kram, R Pelayo - Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2022 - jcsm.aasm.org
… study of variable negative external pressure therapy, we found that adjusting the pressure
… patient fit and comfort alleviated obstructive sleep apnea in most participants. Moreover, …

Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy: the challenge to effective treatment

TE Weaver, RR Grunstein - Proceedings of the American Thoracic …, 2008 - atsjournals.org
… the initial acceptance of CPAP treatment, with increased nasal pressure resulting in a 50%
greater chance of rejecting CPAP as a treatment (38, 39). Acceptance of CPAP was improved …

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
… After CPAP treatment for three months, the PSG variables and Epworth Sleepiness Scale
showed statistically significant improvements in the three groups. The residual AHI under …

Predictors of blood pressure fall with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)

GV Robinson, BA Langford, DM Smith, JR Stradling - Thorax, 2008 - thorax.bmj.com
CPAP treatment of OSA, although recent data suggest that prior daytime hypersomnolence
is important for the BP lowering effect of CPAP.… BP with CPAP treatment of symptomatic OSA. …