Introduction: The purpose of this systematic review is to provide supporting evidence for the
clinical practice guideline for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults using …

Sleep apnea syndrome (SAS), a common disorder, is characterized by repetitive episodes of
cessation of breathing during sleep, resulting in hypoxemia and sleep disruption. The …

Description: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present
the evidence and provide clinical recommendations on the management of obstructive sleep …

The Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) published an executive summary of guidelines for the
diagnosis and treatment of sleep disordered breathing in 2006/2007. These guidelines were …

Background Obstructive sleep apnea is a relatively common disorder that can lead to lost
productivity and cardiovascular disease. The form of positive airway treatment that should be …

In a retrospective cohort study, we evaluated whether improvements in nasal continuous
positive airway pressure (nCPAP) technology, particularly the introduction of automatic …

While public awareness of sleep related disorders is growing, sleep apnea syndrome (SAS)
remains a public health and economic challenge. Over the last two decades, extensive …

Abstract Study Objective: To determine whether fixed-pressure or variable-pressure CPAP
was preferred by patients and gave better outcomes in patients with the obstructive sleep …

The sleep medicine community has increasingly recognized the necessity that clinical care
be based on high-quality levels of evidence. Although research supports a favorable …

Abstract Study Objectives:(1) To determine the efficacy of automatically adjusted positive
airway pressure (APAP) with a comfort feature (A-Flex) at reducing apneas and hypopneas …