Continuous positive airway pressure therapy in obstuctive sleep apnea: benefits and alternatives

MT Cao, JM Sternbach… - Expert review of respiratory …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent condition affecting persons
of all age with an increasing public health burden. It is implicated in cardiovascular disease …

Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

N Freedman - Clinics in chest medicine, 2010 - chestmed.theclinics.com
Several treatment options are available for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS),
including various types of positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy, oral appliances, surgery …

The art and science of continuous positive airway pressure therapy in obstructive sleep apnea

A Malhotra, NT Ayas, LJ Epstein - Current opinion in pulmonary …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Despite the high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome, no ideal therapy
has emerged to date. Based on recent randomized trials, continuous positive airway …

[HTML][HTML] New developments in the use of positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnea

LM Donovan, S Boeder, A Malhotra… - Journal of thoracic …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder which afflicts a large number of individuals
around the world. OSA causes sleepiness and is a major cardiovascular risk factor. Since its …

Clinical side effects of continuous positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea

M Ghadiri, RR Grunstein - Respirology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT CPAP is considered the gold standard treatment in OSA and is highly
efficacious in controlling OSA symptoms. However, treatment effectiveness is limited …

Treatment of adult obstructive sleep apnea with positive airway pressure: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine systematic review, meta-analysis, and GRADE …

SP Patil, IA Ayappa, SM Caples, RJ Kimoff… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - jcsm.aasm.org
Introduction: The purpose of this systematic review is to provide supporting evidence for the
clinical practice guideline for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults using …

Reconsidering first-line treatment for obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review of the literature

BW Rotenberg, C Vicini, EB Pang… - … -Head & Neck Surgery, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is typically recommended as first
line therapy for obstructive sleep apnea, but the adherence rate of CPAP is problematic. This …

Positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnea

RK Kakkar, RB Berry - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
Positive airway pressure (PAP) is the treatment of choice for patients with moderate-to-
severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that …

A systematic review of continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnoea–hypopnoea syndrome

C McDaid, KH Durée, SC Griffin, HLA Weatherly… - Sleep medicine …, 2009 - Elsevier
We conducted a systematic review of current evidence on the effectiveness of continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) for treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea–hypopnoea …

Management of obstructive sleep apnea by continuous positive airway pressure

TE Weaver, A Sawyer - Oral and Maxillofacial …, 2009 - oralmaxsurgery.theclinics.com
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common problem, with 9% to 28% of women and 24% to
26% of males having apneic events at a treatable level, making this syndrome a serious …