A novel nasal expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) device for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized controlled trial

RB Berry, MH Kryger, CA Massie - Sleep, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: Investigate the efficacy of a novel nasal expiratory positive airway
pressure (EPAP) device as a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Design: A …

Long-term use of a nasal expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) device as a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

MH Kryger, RB Berry, CA Massie - Journal of Clinical Sleep …, 2011 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: Evaluate the long-term durability of treatment response and safety of a
nasal expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) device used to treat obstructive sleep …

A convenient expiratory positive airway pressure nasal device for the treatment of sleep apnea in patients non-adherent with continuous positive airway pressure

JK Walsh, KS Griffin, EH Forst, HH Ahmed… - Sleep medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: While continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) effectively treats
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), adherence to CPAP is suboptimal. The short-term efficacy of …

A multicenter, prospective study of a novel nasal EPAP device in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: efficacy and 30-day adherence

L Rosenthal, CA Massie, DC Dolan… - Journal of Clinical …, 2009 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: Evaluate the efficacy of a novel device placed in the nares that imposes an
expiratory resistance for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and evaluate …

Nasal expiratory positive airway pressure devices (provent) for OSA: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

M Riaz, V Certal, G Nigam, J Abdullatif, S Zaghi… - Sleep …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To quantify the effectiveness of nasal expiratory positive airway pressure (nasal
EPAP) devices or Provent as treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Methods …

Nasal continuous positive airway pressure treatment: current realities and future

M Berthon-Jones, S Lawrence, CE Sullivan… - Sleep, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment for
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. The apnea/hypopnea index (AHI) is reduced 10-fold, but …

Nasal pillows as an alternative interface in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome initiating continuous positive airway pressure therapy

S Ryan, JF Garvey, V Swan, R Behan… - Journal of Sleep …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Side‐effects directly due to the nasal mask are common in patients with obstructive sleep
apnoea syndrome (OSAS) commencing continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) …

Randomized short-term trial of two autoCPAP devices versus fixed continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of sleep apnea

O Senn, T Brack, F Matthews, EW Russi… - American journal of …, 2003 - atsjournals.org
We evaluated the efficacy of two different continuous positive airway pressure devices with
automatic mask pressure adjustment (autoCPAP) in comparison with fixed CPAP in treating …

Auto-adjusting versus fixed positive pressure therapy in mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnoea

GM Nolan, LS Doherty, WT Mc Nicholas - Sleep, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: To determine if auto-adjusting positive airway pressure (APAP)
would be better tolerated on the basis of delivering a lower mean pressure in patients with …

[HTML][HTML] A randomized trial of auto-titrating CPAP and fixed CPAP in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea

SF Hussain, L Love, H Burt, JA Fleetham - Respiratory medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
Background: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) remains the treatment of choice
for obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea (OSAH). Auto-titrating CPAP (APAP) devices …