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 …

Treatment of sleep-disordered breathing with positive airway pressure devices: technology update

KG Johnson, DC Johnson - Medical Devices: Evidence and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Many types of positive airway pressure (PAP) devices are used to treat sleep-disordered
breathing including obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea, and sleep-related …

Long-term effect of continuous positive airway pressure in hypertensive patients with sleep apnea

F Barbé, J Durán-Cantolla, F Capote… - American journal of …, 2010 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the current treatment for patients
with symptomatic obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Its use for all subjects with sleep …

Improving CPAP use by patients with the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS)

HM Engleman, MR Wild - Sleep medicine reviews, 2003 - Elsevier
Though continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of choice for the sleep
apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS), suboptimal adherence to CPAP is common …

Effectiveness of CPAP treatment in daytime function in sleep apnea syndrome: a randomized controlled study with an optimized placebo

JM MONTSERRAT, M FERRER… - American Journal of …, 2001 - atsjournals.org
Application of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) as the standard treatment for
sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) is a moot point. Studies on the effectiveness of …

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 …

Treatment of adult obstructive sleep apnea with positive airway pressure: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline

SP Patil, IA Ayappa, SM Caples, RJ Kimoff… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - jcsm.aasm.org
Introduction: This guideline establishes clinical practice recommendations for positive
airway pressure (PAP) treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults and is intended …

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 …

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

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

Strategies to augment adherence in the management of sleep‐disordered breathing

BY Sunwoo, M Light, A Malhotra - Respirology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is highly effective in treating sleep‐disordered
breathing (SDB). However, unlike surgical interventions, this treatment modality relies …