Daytime CPAP titration: a viable alternative for patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea

L Rosenthal, K Nykamp, P Guido, ML Syron, R Day… - Chest, 1998 - Elsevier
Objective Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of choice for patients
diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The implementation of CPAP therapy …

CPAP therapy in patients with mild OSA: implementation and treatment outcome

L Rosenthal, R Gerhardstein, A Lumley, P Guido… - Sleep Medicine, 2000 - Elsevier
Objectives: To determine continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment compliance
and reversal of excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with mild OSA. Background: CPAP …

Can patients with obstructive sleep apnea titrate their own continuous positive airway pressure?

MF Fitzpatrick, CED Alloway, TM Wakeford… - American journal of …, 2003 - atsjournals.org
Manual continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration in a sleep laboratory is costly
and limits access for diagnostic studies. Many factors affect CPAP compliance, but education …

Long-term compliance rates to continuous positive airway pressure in obstructive sleep apnea: a population-based study

DD Sin, I Mayers, GCW Man, L Pawluk - Chest, 2002 - Elsevier
Study objectives To determine long-term compliance rates to continuous positive airway
pressure (CPAP) therapy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea enrolled in a …

Continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of sleep apnea

S Chowdhuri - Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 2007 - Elsevier
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has become the treatment of choice for
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Successful therapy with CPAP depends greatly on …

Continuous positive airway pressure requirement during the first month of treatment in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea

R Jokic, A Klimaszewski, G Sridhar, MF Fitzpatrick - Chest, 1998 - Elsevier
Objectives (1) To compare the continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) requirement at
the time of diagnosis (T 0), after 2 weeks (T 2), and after 4 weeks (T 4) of CPAP treatment, in …

Long‐term compliance with continuous positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

N Wolkove, M Baltzan, H Kamel… - Canadian respiratory …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is an effective treatment for
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, compliance is a significant problem and has been …

Effect of continuous positive airway pressure vs placebo continuous positive airway pressure on sleep quality in obstructive sleep apnea

S Ancoli-Israel, JE Dimsdale - Chest, 1999 - Elsevier
Study objectives Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy has become the
treatment of choice for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, the efficacy of CPAP …

Continuous positive airway pressure treatment of sleepy patients with milder obstructive sleep apnea: results of the CPAP Apnea Trial North American Program …

TE Weaver, C Mancini, G Maislin, J Cater… - American journal of …, 2012 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Twenty-eight percent of people with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea
experience daytime sleepiness, which interferes with daily functioning. It remains unclear …

Clinical and polysomnographic predictors of short-term continuous positive airway pressure compliance

J Collen, C Lettieri, W Kelly, S Roop - Chest, 2009 - Elsevier
Background Poor compliance and initial intolerance limit the effectiveness of continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) in obstructive sleep apnea. Short-term compliance has …