Effect of CPAP therapy on daytime function in patients with mild sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome.

HM Engleman, SE Martin, IJ Deary, NJ Douglas - Thorax, 1997 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is an effective treatment in
patients with moderate and severe sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS), but the …

Randomised placebo controlled trial of daytime function after continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome

HM Engleman, SE Martin, RN Kingshott, TW Mackay… - Thorax, 1998 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND Patients with the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) report
improved sleepiness, cognitive function, and psychological well being after continuous …

Effectiveness of CPAP treatment in daytime function in sleep apnea syndrome: a randomized controlled study with an optimized placebo

JM MONTSERRAT, M FERRER… - American Journal of …, 2001 - atsjournals.org
Application of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) as the standard treatment for
sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) is a moot point. Studies on the effectiveness of …

Long-term effects of CPAP on daytime functioning in patients with sleep apnoea syndrome

A Munoz, LR Mayoralas, F Barbe… - European …, 2000 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Daytime sleepiness, impaired cognitive performance and dysphoric mood are often present
in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (SAS). This prospective controlled study …

Randomised controlled crossover trial of humidified continuous positive airway pressure in mild obstructive sleep apnoea

NS Marshall, AM Neill, AJ Campbell, DS Sheppard - Thorax, 2005 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: It is unclear whether continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), the treatment
of choice for severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), is effective at improving outcomes in …

Randomized placebo-controlled crossover trial of continuous positive airway pressure for mild sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome

HM Engleman, RN Kingshott, PK Wraith… - American journal of …, 1999 - atsjournals.org
The minimal disease severity at which patients with the sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome
(SAHS) gain benefit from treatment is not well characterized, although a pilot study of …

Compliance with CPAP therapy in patients with the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome.

HM Engleman, SE Martin, NJ Douglas - Thorax, 1994 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND--Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is the treatment of
choice for the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome. Compliance with this relatively obtrusive …

Continuous positive airway pressure for sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome: usefulness of a 2 week trial to identify factors associated with long term use

G Popescu, M Latham, V Allgar, MW Elliott - Thorax, 2001 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND The sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) is common and treatment
with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is effective. However, not all patients can …

Comparison of three ways to determine and deliver pressure during nasal CPAP therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea

SD West, DR Jones, JR Stradling - Thorax, 2006 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: The simplest method of initiating and maintaining therapeutic continuous
positive airways pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has not been …

Comparison of nose and face mask CPAP therapy for sleep apnoea

IL Mortimore, AT Whittle, NJ Douglas - Thorax, 1998 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND Many patients with sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) find nasal
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment unsatisfactory due to side effects …