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

CA Massie, N McArdle, RW Hart… - American journal of …, 2003 - atsjournals.org
We tested the hypothesis that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) use and
outcomes can be improved by an autotitrating CPAP device in patients with obstructive …

Auto-titrating versus standard continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: results of a meta-analysis

NT Ayas, SR Patel, A Malhotra, M Schulzer, M Malhotra… - Sleep, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objective: To compare the effectiveness of auto-titrating continuous positive
airway pressure (APAP) versus conventional continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in …

Efficacy of flow-vs impedance-guided autoadjustable continuous positive airway pressure: a randomized cross-over trial

DA Pevernagie, PM Proot, KB Hertegonne, MC Neyens… - Chest, 2004 - Elsevier
Study objectives: Autoadjustable continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices are
increasingly used in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Since different …

Importance of sleep stage-and body position-dependence of sleep apnoea in determining benefits to auto-CPAP therapy

F Series, I Marc - European Respiratory Journal, 2001 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The influence of sleep stage-and body position-dependence of sleep apnoea on treatment
efficacy and compliance between conventional continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) …

Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea with a self-titrating continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) system

S Sharma, S Wali, Z Pouliot, M Peters, H Neufeld… - Sleep, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Conventional manually adjusted continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is an effective
therapy for sleep-disordered breathing. We prospectively investigated the efficacy of a self …

An auto-continuous positive airway pressure device controlled exclusively by the forced oscillation technique

JH Ficker, FS Fuchs, GH Wiest… - European …, 2000 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The forced oscillation technique (FOT) has been demonstrated to be a very sensitive tool for
the assessment of upper airway obstruction during nasal continuous positive airway …

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 …

[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
Expiratory pressure relief (C-Flex) technology monitors the patient's airflow during expiration
and reduces the pressure in response to the patient. Increased comfort levels associated …

Two months follow up of auto-CPAP treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea

A Boudewyns, V Grillier-Lanoir, MJ Willemen… - Thorax, 1999 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) with fixed mask pressure is
the current standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Auto-CPAP devices …

A randomized, double-blind clinical trial comparing continuous positive airway pressure with a novel bilevel pressure system for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea …

PC Gay, DL Herold, EJ Olson - Sleep, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: To obtain efficacy, objective compliance, and selfassessment
data from obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients treated with continuous …