Impact of heated humidification with automatic positive airway pressure in obstructive sleep apnea therapy

SMST Salgado, JPCF Boléo-Tomé… - Jornal Brasileiro de …, 2008 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: To study the impact that heated humidification instituted in the beginning of
automatic positive airway pressure (APAP) therapy has on compliance with and the side …

[HTML][HTML] Titration with automatic continuous positive airway pressure in obstructive sleep apnea

C Dias, L Sousa, L Batata, R Reis, F Teixeira… - Revista Portuguesa de …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background and objective Autotitrating positive airway pressure (APAP) is an accepted
titration method to determine the optimal positive airway pressure (PAP), for the treatment of …

Impact of the type of mask on the effectiveness of and adherence to continuous positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnea

RGS Andrade, VS Piccin, JA Nascimento… - Jornal brasileiro de …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the gold standard for the treatment of
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Although CPAP was originally applied with a nasal mask …

Initiation of CPAP therapy for OSA: does prophylactic humidification during CPAP pressure titration improve initial patient acceptance and comfort?

GH Wiest, IA Harsch, FS Fuchs, S Kitzbichler, K Bogner… - Respiration, 2002 - karger.com
Background: Heated humidifiers (HH) enable effective treatment of upper airway dryness
during nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep …

Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on apnea–hypopnea index in obstructive sleep apnea based on long-term compliance

BA Stuck, S Leitzbach, JT Maurer - Sleep and Breathing, 2012 - Springer
Purpose Although continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the gold standard in the
treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), its effectiveness depends on the regular use. In …

Less may be more: CPAP vs. APAP in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

C Perin, PR Genta - Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
The most common first-line therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the use of positive
airway pressure (PAP) devices during sleep. PAP directly relieves upper airway obstruction …

Routine use of humidification with nasal continuous positive airway pressure

CJ Worsnop, S Miseski… - Internal medicine journal, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Heated humidification can reduce nasal symptoms caused by continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment, but its routine use has not been studied over the …

Transition from APAP to CPAP may be a cost-effective health intervention in OSA patients

A Alves, AR Gigante, D Machado, I Sanches… - Jornal Brasileiro de …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder associated with a significant
economic burden. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and auto-titrating positive …

Effects of humidification on nasal symptoms and compliance in sleep apnea patients using continuous positive airway pressure

CA Massie, RW Hart, K Peralez, GN Richards - Chest, 1999 - Elsevier
Study objectives To evaluate the effects of humidification on nasal symptoms and
compliance in sleep apnea patients using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) …

Heated humidification did not improve compliance of positive airway pressure and subjective daytime sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a meta …

D Zhu, M Wu, Y Cao, S Lin, N Xuan, C Zhu, W Li… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Introduction We performed a meta-analysis on whether heated humidification during positive
airway pressure (PAP) could improve compliance and subjective daytime sleepiness in …