Randomised controlled trial of auto‐adjusting positive airway pressure in morbidly obese patients requiring high therapeutic pressure delivery

J Bakker, A Campbell, A Neill - Journal of sleep research, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Auto‐adjusting positive airway pressure (APAP) devices are being increasingly used to treat
obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Anecdotal encounters of obese patients requiring high …

Randomised short-term trial of high-span versus low-span APAP for treating sleep apnoea

HN Bastos, AV Cardoso, AS Castro, R Gomes… - Sleep and …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose Auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure (APAP) devices were developed
to improve treatment efficacy and compliance in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea …

Comparison of three auto-adjusting positive pressure devices in patients with sleep apnoea

GM Nolan, S Ryan, TM O'Connor… - European Respiratory …, 2006 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Auto-adjustable continuous positive airway pressure (APAP) devices are an emerging
treatment alternative to fixed-pressure continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy …

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 …

Randomized short-term trial of high span versus low span APAP for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

HN e Bastos, AS Castro, T Pinto, A Marinho, M Sucena… - 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background: Auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure (APAP) devices have been
developed to improve efficacy and compliance to treatment of patients with obstructive sleep …

The current status of autotitrating continuous positive airway pressure systems in the management of obstructive sleep apnea

D Hailey, P Jacobs, I Mayers, S Mensinkai - Canadian respiratory …, 2005 - hindawi.com
BACKGROUND: Autotitrating continuous positive airway pressure (APAP) devices have the
potential to address some of the disadvantages of titration and treatment with conventional …

The value of auto-adjustable CPAP devices in pressure titration and treatment of patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

K Hertegonne, F Bauters - Sleep medicine reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
In moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), the use of Continuous
Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is the gold standard therapy. In the last decade, new …

[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 …

Pulse wave analysis in a pilot randomised controlled trial of auto-adjusting and continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnoea

JP Bakker, AJ Campbell, AM Neill - Sleep and Breathing, 2011 - Springer
Purpose Non-invasive measurements of arterial stiffness including the augmentation index
(AIx) and central blood pressure (BP) have been used to assess the cardiovascular health of …

Auto bi-level pressure relief–PAP is as effective as CPAP in OSA patients—a pilot study

A Blau, M Minx, JG Peter, M Glos, T Penzel… - Sleep and …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the therapy of choice for the
treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Not all patients can use CPAP therapy with …