Portable monitoring and autotitration versus polysomnography for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea

RB Berry, G Hill, L Thompson, V McLaurin - Sleep, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: To compare a clinical pathway using portable monitoring (PM) for
diagnosis and unattended autotitrating positive airway pressure (APAP) for selecting an …

Cost-effectiveness of split-night polysomnography and home studies in the evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

PA Deutsch, MS Simmons 2… - Journal of Clinical Sleep …, 2006 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: Split-night polysomnography (PSG) and unattended home sleep studies
have come into use as less-expensive tests for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, but their …

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 …

Monitoring noninvasive ventilation in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome: comparison between ventilator built-in software and respiratory polygraphy

R Fernandez Alvarez, C Rabec, G Rubinos Cuadrado… - Respiration, 2017 - karger.com
Background: Polygraphy (PG) remains the standard method of assessing noninvasive
ventilation (NIV) effectiveness. Built-in software (BIS) of recent NIV equipment provides …

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 …

APAP impact on metabolic syndrome in obstructive sleep apnea patients

PC Mota, M Drummond, JC Winck, AC Santos… - Sleep and …, 2011 - Springer
Purpose Prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients
is high. The effect of autoadjusting positive airway pressure (APAP) on MS remains unclear …

Apnea burden: efficacy versus effectiveness in patients using positive airway pressure

MT Bianchi, Y Alameddine, J Mojica - Sleep medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Modern continuous positive airway pressure (PAP) machines track hours of use
and residual respiratory events while on treatment. A substantial portion of sleep apnea …

Residual sleep-disordered breathing during autotitrating continuous positive airway pressure therapy

AL Denotti, KKH Wong, GC Dungan… - European …, 2012 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is often treated with autotitrating continuous positive airway
pressure (autoCPAP) devices. Clinical and bench tests of these devices have suggested …

Autoadjusting positive pressure trial in adults with sleep apnea assessed by a simplified diagnostic approach

L Torre-Bouscoulet, MS Meza-Vargas… - Journal of Clinical …, 2008 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: To describe our clinical experience with autoadjusting positive airway
pressure (APAP) trials carried out on patients with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep …