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 …

CPAP therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea: are the right questions being asked?

DJ Gottlieb - European Respiratory Journal, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Extract The recently published technology assessment of continuous positive airway
pressure (CPAP), prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of …

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 …

Residual sleep apnea on polysomnography after 3 months of CPAP therapy: clinical implications, predictors and patterns

AT Mulgrew, N Al Lawati, NT Ayas, N Fox, P Hamilton… - Sleep medicine, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the clinical implications, predictors and patterns of
residual sleep apnea on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in patients …

Continuous positive airway pressure reduces daytime sleepiness in mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnoea: a meta-analysis

NS Marshall, M Barnes, N Travier, AJ Campbell… - Thorax, 2006 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) affects an estimated 2–4% of the
middle aged population. Meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials have shown that the …

Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on apnea–hypopnea index in obstructive sleep apnea based on long-term compliance

BA Stuck, S Leitzbach, JT Maurer - Sleep and Breathing, 2012 - Springer
Purpose Although continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the gold standard in the
treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), its effectiveness depends on the regular use. In …

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 …

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 …

Continuous positive airway pressure therapy in sleep apnoea

AAL Hsu, C Lo - Respirology, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Sleep apnoea is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. The treatment goal is to
reduce the neurocognitive and cardiovascular sequelae. CPAP therapy in sleep apnoea is …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of continuous positive airway pressure adherence

PG Catcheside - F1000 medicine reports, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the leading treatment for obstructive sleep
apnoea (OSA), a prevalent disorder of breathing in sleep strongly associated with obesity …