Preference for fixed or automatic CPAP in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

O Marrone, O Resta, A Salvaggio, T Giliberti, A Stefano… - Sleep medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The aims of this study were to compare compliance to treatment with fixed
CPAP and with autoCPAP, subjective preference for type of CPAP treatment, and factors …

CPAP compliance in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

O Yetkin, E Kunter, H Gunen - Sleep and Breathing, 2008 - Springer
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by repeated cessations of
breathing during sleep. Major symptoms of this disease are excessive daytime sleepiness …

[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 …

Effects of fixed compared to automatic CPAP on sleep in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

O Resta, P Carratù, A Depalo… - Monaldi archives for …, 2004 - monaldi-archives.org
Background: Automatic CPAP has been developed to improve CPAP efficiency and
compliance. Continually matching the effective pressure may be associated to more frequent …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and adherence of auto-CPAP therapy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a prospective study

H Dinh-Thi-Dieu, A Vo-Thi-Kim… - Multidisciplinary …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods It was a perspective and descriptive study. All study subjects who had apnea-
hypopnea index (AHI)> 30/h, measured by polysomnography, were included. They were …

Assessment of the impact on compliance of a new CPAP system in obstructive sleep apnea

AJ Wimms, GN Richards, AV Benjafield - Sleep and Breathing, 2013 - Springer
Background Despite the efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for the
treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), compliance with therapy remains suboptimal …

A randomized cross‐over study of auto‐continuous positive airway pressure versus fixed‐continuous positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep …

KW To, WC Chan, KL Choo, WK Lam, KK Wong… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objectives: To compare the efficacy of auto‐CPAP (AutoSet Spirit, ResMed)
versus fixed‐CPAP (S6 Elite, ResMed) in improving daytime sleepiness, health status …

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 …

Adherence to CPAP in patients with obstructive sleep apnea in a Chinese population

Y Wang, W Gao, M Sun, B Chen - Respiratory care, 2012 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: CPAP is the first choice for most patients with obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA), but the adherence to CPAP is suboptimal. The purpose of this study was to assess …

Autoadjusted versus fixed CPAP for obstructive sleep apnoea: a multicentre, randomised equivalence trial

KE Bloch, F Huber, M Furian, TD Latshang… - Thorax, 2018 - thorax.bmj.com
Background The obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is conventionally treated by
continuous positive airway pressure set at a fixed level (fCPAP). Automatic mask pressure …