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 …

Comparing the efficacy, mask leak, patient adherence, and patient preference of three different CPAP interfaces to treat moderate-severe obstructive sleep apnea

S Rowland, V Aiyappan, C Hennessy… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: To determine if the type of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
mask interface influences CPAP treatment efficacy, adherence, side effects, comfort and …

Flexible pressure delivery modification of continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnea does not improve compliance with therapy: systematic …

JP Bakker, NS Marshall - Chest, 2011 - Elsevier
Background Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the first-line therapy for
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but patient compliance is a major barrier to long-term …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond usual care: a multidisciplinary approach towards the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea

MA Arachchige, J Steier - Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) is common and characterised by repeated apnoeas and
hypopnoeas while asleep due to collapse of the upper airway. OSA can have a significant …

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 …

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) …

Nasal versus oronasal continuous positive airway pressure masks for obstructive sleep apnea: a pilot investigation of pressure requirement, residual disease, and …

JP Bakker, AM Neill, AJ Campbell - Sleep and Breathing, 2012 - Springer
Purpose This single-blinded, randomized, controlled pilot study aimed to investigate
whether there is a difference between nasal and oronasal masks in therapeutic continuous …

Barriers to CPAP use in India: an exploratory study

A Goyal, N Agarwal, A Pakhare - Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2017 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: To investigate adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
therapy and identify barriers to CPAP use among patients with obstructive sleep apnea …

[HTML][HTML] Patients' preference of established and emerging treatment options for obstructive sleep apnoea

T Campbell, MF Pengo, J Steier - Journal of thoracic disease, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is the most common form of sleep-disordered
breathing. The standard treatment, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), has limited …

Practice parameters for the use of continuous and bilevel positive airway pressure devices to treat adult patients with sleep-related breathing disorders

CA Kushida, MR Littner, M Hirshkowitz… - Sleep, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Positive airway pressure (PAP) devices are used to treat patients with sleep related
breathing disorders (SRBD) including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Currently, PAP …