Canadian Thoracic Society 2011 guideline update: diagnosis and treatment of sleep disordered breathing

J Fleetham, N Ayas, D Bradley… - Canadian respiratory …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

[PDF][PDF] Guidelines for sleep studies in adults-a position statement of the Australasian Sleep Association

JA Douglas, CL Chai-Coetzer, D McEvoy… - Sleep Med, 2017 - sleep.org.au
Executive summary This a consensus statement by a committee of experienced sleep
practitioners on the indications and performance of sleep studies in adults. The report draws …

A randomized controlled trial of nurse-led care for symptomatic moderate–severe obstructive sleep apnea

NA Antic, C Buchan, A Esterman… - American journal of …, 2009 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent disease. Often limited clinical
resources result in long patient waiting lists. Simpler validated methods of care are needed …

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 …

Equivalence of nasal and oronasal masks during initial CPAP titration for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

M Teo, T Amis, S Lee, K Falland, S Lambert… - Sleep, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objective: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration studies are
commonly performed using a nasal mask but some patients may prefer a full-face or …

Accuracy of autotitrating CPAP to estimate the residual apnea–hypopnea index in patients with obstructive sleep apnea on treatment with autotitrating CPAP

H Desai, A Patel, P Patel, BJB Grant, MJ Mador - Sleep and Breathing, 2009 - Springer
Objective Autotitrating continuous positive airway pressure (auto-CPAP) devices now have a
smart card (a pocket-sized card with embedded integrated circuits which records data from …

Accuracy of a novel auto-CPAP device to evaluate the residual apnea-hypopnea index in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

CA Nigro, S González, A Arce, MR Aragone… - Sleep and Breathing, 2015 - Springer
Background Patients under treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may
have residual sleep apnea (RSA). Objective The main objective of our study was to evaluate …

The accuracy of autotitrating CPAP-determined residual apnea–hypopnea index

A Cilli, R Uzun, U Bilge - Sleep and Breathing, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Autotitrating continuous positive airway pressure (auto-CPAP) devices not only
titrate CPAP pressures but also measure residual respiratory events. The aim of the present …

Auto‐adjusted versus fixed positive airway pressure in patients with severe OSA: A large randomized controlled trial

V Bironneau, P Ingrand, S Pontier, C Iamandi… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objective Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in the
treatment of severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) can be used in fixed CPAP or auto …

The value of auto-adjustable CPAP devices in pressure titration and treatment of patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

K Hertegonne, F Bauters - Sleep medicine reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
In moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), the use of Continuous
Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is the gold standard therapy. In the last decade, new …