Accessibility and adherence to positive airway pressure treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a multicenter study in Latin America

JF Nogueira, D Poyares, G Simonelli, S Leiva… - Sleep and …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Information on access and adherence to positive airway pressure (PAP) treatment
is lacking at the regional level in Latin America. This study characterized access and …

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 …

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 …

Determinants for adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy in obstructive sleep apnea

AR Jacobsen, F Eriksen, RW Hansen, M Erlandsen… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is an efficacious treatment
for patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, there are only few data …

Long-term continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) use in obstructive sleep apnea

MJ Santin, AJ Jorquera, J Jordán, F Bajut… - Revista Medica de …, 2007 - europepmc.org
[Long-term continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) use in obstructive sleep apnea]. -
Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an account https://orcid.org Europe PMC Menu About …

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 …

Adherence to treatment with continuous positive airway pressure in the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

A Abdelghani, W Benzarti, B Salem, I Gargouri… - La Tunisie …, 2016 - europepmc.org
Aim Assess the factors affecting compliance to the CPAP treatment and analyze the long
term acceptance. Methods Retrospective study on 130 patients treated by CPAP for OSA in …

Access to CPAP treatment in patients with moderate to severe sleep apnea in a Latin American City

JF Nogueira, G Simonelli, V Giovini… - Sleep …, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
Introduction: The most effective treatment for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA) is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) but adherence may be a limiting factor …

Auto-titrating versus standard continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: results of a meta-analysis

NT Ayas, SR Patel, A Malhotra, M Schulzer, M Malhotra… - Sleep, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objective: To compare the effectiveness of auto-titrating continuous positive
airway pressure (APAP) versus conventional continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in …

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 …