Treatment of adult obstructive sleep apnea with positive airway pressure: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine systematic review, meta-analysis, and GRADE …

SP Patil, IA Ayappa, SM Caples, RJ Kimoff… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - jcsm.aasm.org
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 …

Auto-titrating versus fixed continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review with meta-analyses

S Ip, C D'Ambrosio, K Patel, N Obadan, GD Kitsios… - Systematic reviews, 2012 - Springer
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 …

Management of obstructive sleep apnea in adults: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians

A Qaseem, JEC Holty, DK Owens, P Dallas… - Annals of internal …, 2013 - acpjournals.org
Description: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present
the evidence and provide clinical recommendations on the management of obstructive sleep …

Practice parameters for the use of autotitrating continuous positive airway pressure devices for titrating pressures and treating adult patients with obstructive sleep …

TI Morgenthaler, RN Aurora, T Brown, R Zak, C Alessi… - Sleep, 2008 - academic.oup.com
These practice parameters are an update of the previously published recommendations
regarding the use of autotitrating positive airway pressure (APAP) devices for titrating …

Continuous positive airway pressure improves sleepiness but not calculated vascular risk in patients with minimally symptomatic obstructive sleep apnoea: the …

SE Craig, M Kohler, D Nicoll, DJ Bratton, A Nunn… - Thorax, 2012 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for symptomatic obstructive sleep
apnoea (OSA) improves sleepiness and reduces vascular risk, but such treatment for the …

Effect of acetazolamide and autoCPAP therapy on breathing disturbances among patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome who travel to altitude: a randomized …

TD Latshang, Y Nussbaumer-Ochsner, RM Henn… - Jama, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Context Many patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) living near sea level
travel to altitude, but this may expose them to hypoxemia and exacerbation of sleep apnea …

Randomized controlled trial of variable-pressure versus fixed-pressure continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment for patients with obstructive sleep apnea …

M Vennelle, S White, RL Riha, TW Mackay… - Sleep, 2010 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Combined oral appliance and positive airway pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnea: a pilot study

AA El-Solh, B Moitheennazima, ME Akinnusi… - Sleep and …, 2011 - Springer
Background The high efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in treating
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is limited by poor compliance often related to pressure …

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 …

Positive pressure therapy: a perspective on evidence-based outcomes and methods of application

MH Sanders, JM Montserrat, R Farre… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - atsjournals.org
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 …