Efficacy of bilevel-auto treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea not responsive to or intolerant of continuous positive airway pressure ventilation

A Carlucci, P Ceriana, M Mancini, S Cirio… - Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - jcsm.aasm.org
Background: Ventilation with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the gold
standard therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, it was recently suggested that …

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
Background: The optimal approach to initiate positive-pressure therapy in patients with
obstructive sleep apnea is still debated. Current options are autotitrating positive airway …

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 …

Constant vs auto-continuous positive airway pressure in patients with sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome and a high variability in pressure requirement

A Noseda, C Kempenaers, M Kerkhofs, S Braun… - Chest, 2004 - Elsevier
Study objectives: Auto-continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has been reported to
have no more efficacy than constant CPAP in unselected patients with sleep apnea …

Pressure-relief continuous positive airway pressure vs constant continuous positive airway pressure: a comparison of efficacy and compliance

G Nilius, A Happel, U Domanski, KH Ruhle - Chest, 2006 - Elsevier
Objectives To compare polysomnographic data and compliance in sleep apnea patients
receiving continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and pressure-relief CPAP …

Equivalence of autoadjusted and constant continuous positive airway pressure in home treatment of sleep apnea

Y Nussbaumer, KE Bloch, T Genser, R Thurnheer - Chest, 2006 - Elsevier
Whether computerized autoadjusted continuous positive airway pressure (aCPAP) is
effective or even superior to constant continuous positive airway pressure (cCPAP) in the …

Accuracy of an unattended home CPAP titration in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

F Series - American journal of respiratory and critical care …, 2000 - atsjournals.org
Treatment of sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) by fixed continuous positive airway
pressure (CPAP) requires an in-laboratory titration procedure to determine the effective …

Effect of automatic versus fixed continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: an up-to-date meta-analysis

T Xu, T Li, D Wei, Y Feng, L Xian, H Wu, J Xu - Sleep and Breathing, 2012 - Springer
Purpose This study was made to evaluate the effect of automatic continuous positive airway
pressure (auto-CPAP) versus fixed continuous positive airway pressure (fixed CPAP) in …

Randomised trial of compliance with flexible (C-Flex) and standard continuous positive airway pressure for severe obstructive sleep apnea

NS Marshall, AM Neill, AJ Campbell - Sleep and Breathing, 2008 - Springer
Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is often treated with continuous positive airway
pressure (CPAP) but the effectiveness of treatment is probably limited by poor compliance …

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
This paper reviews the efficacy of auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure (APAP)
for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. It is based on a review of 30 articles published in …