BPAP is an effective second‐line therapy for obese patients with OSA failing regular CPAP: a prospective observational cohort study

A Ishak, M Ramsay, N Hart, J Steier - Respirology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the most common
treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), but many patients fail long‐term therapy …

Educational, supportive and behavioural interventions to improve usage of continuous positive airway pressure machines for adults with obstructive sleep apnoea

I Smith, V Nadig, TJ Lasserson - … Cochrane database of …, 2009 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Although effective in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA),
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) does not meet with universal acceptance by …

Continuous positive airway pressure for adults with obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis of randomized trials

F da Silva Paulitsch, L Zhang - Sleep medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Background It remains uncertain whether continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
therapy would significantly impact hard clinical outcomes in patients with obstructive sleep …

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 …

Randomized short-term trial of two autoCPAP devices versus fixed continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of sleep apnea

O Senn, T Brack, F Matthews, EW Russi… - American journal of …, 2003 - atsjournals.org
We evaluated the efficacy of two different continuous positive airway pressure devices with
automatic mask pressure adjustment (autoCPAP) in comparison with fixed CPAP in treating …

Comparison between automatic and fixed positive airway pressure therapy in the home

CA Massie, N McArdle, RW Hart… - American journal of …, 2003 - atsjournals.org
We tested the hypothesis that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) use and
outcomes can be improved by an autotitrating CPAP device in patients with obstructive …

Positive pressure therapy: a perspective on evidence-based outcomes and methods of application

MH Sanders, JM Montserrat, R Farre… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - atsjournals.org
The sleep medicine community has increasingly recognized the necessity that clinical care
be based on high-quality levels of evidence. Although research supports a favorable …

Comparative efficacy of CPAP, MADs, exercise-training, and dietary weight loss for sleep apnea: a network meta-analysis

IH Iftikhar, L Bittencourt, SD Youngstedt, N Ayas… - Sleep medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Study objective To synthesize evidence from available studies on the relative efficacies of
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), mandibular advancement device (MAD) …

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

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

Factors affecting long-term compliance of CPAP treatment—a single centre experience

A Gabryelska, M Sochal, B Wasik… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has been the standard treatment of obstructive
sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSA) for almost four decades. Though usually …