CPAP and bi-level PAP therapy: new and established roles

A Antonescu-Turcu, S Parthasarathy - Respiratory care, 2010 - rc.rcjournal.com
Over the past few decades, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for
obstructive sleep apnea has evolved into more and more sophisticated modes of therapy for …

Continuous positive airway pressure for sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome: usefulness of a 2 week trial to identify factors associated with long term use

G Popescu, M Latham, V Allgar, MW Elliott - Thorax, 2001 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND The sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) is common and treatment
with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is effective. However, not all patients can …

Autoadjusting CPAP therapy based on impedance efficacy, compliance and acceptance

WJ Randerath, O Schraeder, W Galetke… - American journal of …, 2001 - atsjournals.org
Constant continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of choice for the
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). To enable the pressure to be matched more …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Continuous positive airway pressure devices for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome: a systematic review and economic analysis.

C McDaid, S Griffin, H Weatherly, K Duree… - Health technology …, 2009 - europepmc.org
Objectives To determine the clinical effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices for the treatment of obstructive apnoea …

Evidence of the effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure in the treatment of sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome

E Ballester, JR Badia, L Hernandez… - American journal of …, 1999 - atsjournals.org
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is worldwide considered as the standard
treatment of sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) although studies on the effectiveness …

Nasal continuous positive airway pressure treatment: current realities and future

M Berthon-Jones, S Lawrence, CE Sullivan… - Sleep, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a highly effective treatment for
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. The apnea/hypopnea index (AHI) is reduced 10-fold, but …

Can patients with obstructive sleep apnea titrate their own continuous positive airway pressure?

MF Fitzpatrick, CED Alloway, TM Wakeford… - American journal of …, 2003 - atsjournals.org
Manual continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration in a sleep laboratory is costly
and limits access for diagnostic studies. Many factors affect CPAP compliance, but education …

The efficacy of three different mask styles on a PAP titration night

MR Ebben, T Oyegbile, CP Pollak - Sleep medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: This study compared the efficacy of three different masks, nasal pillows,
nasal masks and full face (oronasal) masks, during a single night of titration with continuous …