Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: hypoxemia during continuous positive airway pressure

D Banerjee, BJ Yee, AJ Piper, CW Zwillich… - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
hypopneaspressure to treat airway obstruction within 1 hour of commencement of CPAP
in the majority of patients, and both groups achieved similar reductions in apnea and hypopnea

A systematic review of continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnoea–hypopnoea syndrome

C McDaid, KH Durée, SC Griffin, HLA Weatherly… - Sleep medicine …, 2009 - Elsevier
… –hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) is considered to have important health, personal and social
consequences for daily life. Prevalence of OSAHS is … The prevalence of OSAHS is likely to …

Evidence of the effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure in the treatment of sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome

E Ballester, JR Badia, L Hernandez… - … journal of respiratory …, 1999 - atsjournals.org
… Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has been accepted … /hypopnea syndrome
(SAHS) (1). CPAP in this condition acts as a pneumatic valve stabilizing the upper airway

Randomized placebo-controlled trial of continuous positive airway pressure on blood pressure in the sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome

JF Faccenda, TW Mackay, NA Boon… - … Journal of Respiratory …, 2001 - atsjournals.org
pressure rises at apnea termination, and there is increasing evidence that the sleep
apnea–hypopnea syndrome … whether SAHS treatment reduces blood pressure exists. We, …

Effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure in mild sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome

C Monasterio, S Vidal, J Duran, M Ferrer… - … journal of respiratory …, 2001 - atsjournals.org
… Sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) is a common clinical disorder affecting 2–4% of
… Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of choice for this disorder (…

Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome

EJ Olson, WR Moore, TI Morgenthaler, PC Gay… - Mayo Clinic …, 2003 - Elsevier
… for physicians assessing patients with OSAHS. It discusses complications… OSAHS, including
strategies for troubleshooting problems associated with continuous positive airway pressure

Effect of continuous positive airway pressure treatment on daytime function in sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome

HM Engleman, SE Martin, NJ Douglas, IJ Deary - The Lancet, 1994 - Elsevier
airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of choice for the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome
… , crossover study of objective daytime sleepiness, symptoms, cognitive function, and mood …

Can intensive support improve continuous positive airway pressure use in patients with the sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome?

CJ Hoy, M Vennelle, RN Kingshott… - … Journal of Respiratory …, 1999 - atsjournals.org
… Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is widely prescribed for patients
with the sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS), but the use of CPAP for such patients is …

Effect of continuous positive airway pressure treatment on serum cardiovascular risk factors in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome

P Steiropoulos, V Tsara, E Nena, C Fitili… - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
… obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). These factors are studied in
patients mainly before the application of therapy with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), …

Cost-effectiveness of using continuous positive airway pressure in the treatment of severe obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome in the UK

JF Guest, MT Helter, A Morga, JR Stradling - Thorax, 2008 - thorax.bmj.com
… The nocturnal severity of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) is …
hypopnoea index (AHI)), with arbitrary thresholds to define mild, moderate and severe disease. …