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 …

[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 …

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 …

Constant vs automatic continuous positive airway pressure therapy: home evaluation

MP d'Ortho, V Grillier-Lanoir, P Levy, F Goldenberg… - Chest, 2000 - Elsevier
Study objectives: To compare the efficacy and patienttolerance, compliance, and preference
between auto-continuous positiveairway pressure (CPAP) and constant CPAP. Design …

Efficacy of auto-CPAP in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome.

JC Meurice, I Marc, F Sériès - … journal of respiratory and critical care …, 1996 - atsjournals.org
The auto-CPAP (Morphée Plus) is characterized by its ability to modify the positive-pressure
level applied during the night for the presence or absence of sleep-induced respiratory …

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 …

Efficacy of automatic continuous positive airway pressure therapy that uses an estimated required pressure in the treatment of the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

F Series, I Marc - Annals of internal medicine, 1997 - acpjournals.org
Background: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is effective therapy for the
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Automatic CPAP devices continuously adjust the …

Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea with a self-titrating continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) system

S Sharma, S Wali, Z Pouliot, M Peters, H Neufeld… - Sleep, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Conventional manually adjusted continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is an effective
therapy for sleep-disordered breathing. We prospectively investigated the efficacy of a self …

Continuous versus bilevel positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnea.

MK Reeves-Hoche, DW Hudgel, R Meck… - American journal of …, 1995 - atsjournals.org
Recent objective studies demonstrate relatively low hours of nightly use during nasal
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) …

Computerized adjustable versus fixed NCPAP treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

MB Scharf, DE Brannen, MD McDannold, DV Berkowitz - Sleep, 1996 - academic.oup.com
An automated positive airway pressure device that monitors respiratory patterns and
provides dynamic, real-time, relational pressure has been developed for the treatment of …