Sham continuous positive airway pressure for placebo-controlled studies in sleep apnoea

R Farré, L Hernández, JM Montserrat, M Rotger… - The Lancet, 1999 - thelancet.com
… The sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome is commonly treated with nasal continuous positive
airway pressure ( CPAP ) .The efficacy of CPAP has been assessed in comparison with …

Comparison between automatic and fixed positive airway pressure therapy in the home

CA Massie, N McArdle, RW Hart… - … journal of respiratory …, 2003 - atsjournals.org
… continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) use and outcomes can be improved by an
autotitrating CPAP device in patients with obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS…

[PDF][PDF] Clinical oredictors of sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome susceptible to treatment with continuous positive airway pressure

MAM García, JJS Cataluña, PR Sánchez… - Archivos de …, 2003 - academia.edu
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the predictive value of clinical data for identifying patients
suspected of sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome with an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) 三 30. …

Failure of CPAP therapy in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: predictive factors and treatment with bilevel-positive airway pressure

H Schäfer, S Ewig, E Hasper, B Lüderitz - Respiratory medicine, 1998 - Elsevier
… with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is … /hypopnoea syndrome (OSA)
(1). It abolishes rapidly obstructive apnoea and hypopnoea (2) by increasing the pressure in the …

Modafinil for treatment of residual excessive sleepiness in nasal continuous positive airway pressure-treated obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome

JE Black, M Hirshkowitz - Sleep, 2005 - academic.oup.com
… Obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome is also commonly … /hypopnea syndrome,
nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) therapy effectively improves airway patency, …

Obstructive sleep apnoea in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy: effects of continuous positive airway pressure

R Rutherford, A Xie, S Malone, PP Liu, TD Bradley… - The Lancet, 1991 - Elsevier
pressure.4 A tracing of oesophageal pressure during obstructive hypopnoea in one patient
… episodes with the development of negative intrathoracic pressure, as seen in our patients, …

The pharyngeal critical pressure: the whys and hows of using nasal continuous positive airway pressure diagnostically

AR Gold, AR Schwartz - Chest, 1996 - journal.chestnet.org
… One such treatment, nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nasal CPAP), is often prescribed
to … The fluttering of the airway, snoring, or obstructive hypopnea, is associated with the …

Obstructive sleep apnoea in the elderly: role of continuous positive airway pressure treatment

MÁ Martínez-García, E Chiner… - … Respiratory Journal, 2015 - Eur Respiratory Soc
… Evidence of the effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure in the treatment of
sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1999; 159: 495–501. …

Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome

EJ Olson, WR Moore, TI Morgenthaler, PC Gay… - Mayo Clinic …, 2003 - Elsevier
… apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is characterized by repetitive episodes of airflow reduction
(hypopnea) or cessation (apnea) due to upper airway … positive airway pressure therapy. …

Long-term effects of treatment with nasal continuous positive airway pressure on lung function in patients with overlap syndrome

J de Miguel, J Cabello, JMF Sánchez-Alarcos… - Sleep and …, 2002 - Springer
airway pressure (CPAP) with or without supplemental oxygen is now the treatment of
choice for patients with overlap syndrome.… apneahypopnea syndrome. Chest 2001;119:1814–1819 …