Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy: the challenge to effective treatment

TE Weaver, RR Grunstein - Proceedings of the American Thoracic …, 2008 - atsjournals.org
Despite the high efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to reverse upper
airway obstruction in sleep apnea, treatment effectiveness is limited by variable adherence …

Putative facilitators and barriers for adherence to CPAP treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a qualitative content analysis

A Broström, P Nilsen, P Johansson, M Ulander… - Sleep medicine, 2010 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Effective treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) with
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) can reduce morbidity and mortality, but …

A Fully Automated System for Sizing Nasal PAP Masks Using Facial Photographs

B Johnston, P de Chazal - … of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a fully automated system for sizing nasal Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) masks.
The system is comprised of a mix of HOG object detectors as well as multiple convolutional …

Validation of a Novel Screening Tool for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Bariatric Surgery Candidates

GL Twigg - 2022 - e-space.mmu.ac.uk
Undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is increasingly recognised as a serious post-
operative risk with bariatric surgery. Demand for pre-operative screening for OSA in bariatric …

[PDF][PDF] Adherence To CPAP In Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

ESS Mohammed - mans.edu.eg
Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a chronic sleep disorder
characterized by repeated episodes of upper airway obstruction during sleep (McNicholas …

Avaliação dos efeitos de um programa de educação sobre Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) no exame de polissonografia para titulação da pressão …

KC Ferrarezi - 2016 - repositorio.unicamp.br
A efetividade do tratamento da apneia obstrutiva do sono com emprego da pressão aérea
positiva aplicada nas vias aéreas superiores (continuous positive airway pressure¿ CPAP) …

Post cardiac surgery patients' experiences using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) via mask therapy to treat post-surgical atelectasis

F Al-Mutairi - Medical Research Archives, 2018 - esmed.org
Objective Cardiac surgery procedure especially CABG is usually associated with post-
surgical atelectasis. CPAP via mask therapy is one of the intervention treatments to re-open …

Alternative methods of treating atelectasis in post-operative patients

F Al Mutairi - 2013 - chesterrep.openrepository.com
Cardiac surgery incisional pain can decrease inspiratory effort, alter normal respiratory
mechanics, and increase the potential for post-operative pulmonary complications. Post …