All APAPs are not equivalent for the treatment of sleep disordered breathing: a bench evaluation of eleven commercially available devices

K Zhu, G Roisman, S Aouf… - Journal of Clinical Sleep …, 2015 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: This study challenged on a bench-test the efficacy of auto-titrating positive
airway pressure (APAP) devices for obstructive sleep disordered breathing treatment and …

Response of automatic continuous positive airway pressure devices to different sleep breathing patterns: a bench study

R Farré, JM Montserrat, J Rigau, X Trepat… - American Journal of …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
Evaluating the usefulness of automatic continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in
treating the sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) is not easy because the algorithms …

Bench testing of auto-adjusting positive airway pressure devices

F Abdenbi, B Chambille… - European Respiratory …, 2004 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Continuous positive airway pressure devices are routinely used to treat sleep breathing
disorders. Automated devices that adjust the therapeutic pressure have recently been …

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 …

Practice parameters for the use of continuous and bilevel positive airway pressure devices to treat adult patients with sleep-related breathing disorders

CA Kushida, MR Littner, M Hirshkowitz… - Sleep, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Positive airway pressure (PAP) devices are used to treat patients with sleep related
breathing disorders (SRBD) including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Currently, PAP …

Extended evaluation of the efficacy of a proactive forced oscillation technique-based auto-CPAP algorithm

SD Herkenrath, M Treml, N Anduleit, K Richter… - Sleep and …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Previous studies revealed substantially varying therapy efficacy of automatic
continuous positive airway pressure (APAP) devices in the treatment of obstructive sleep …

Impact of unintentional air leaks on automatic positive airway pressure device performance in simulated sleep apnea events

L Fasquel, P Yazdani, C Zaugg, A Barras… - Respiratory …, 2023 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Positive airway pressure (PAP) is the accepted standard treatment for
obstructive sleep apnea. In the last decades, automatic PAP (APAP) adjustment modes have …

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 …

Efficacy of flow-vs impedance-guided autoadjustable continuous positive airway pressure: a randomized cross-over trial

DA Pevernagie, PM Proot, KB Hertegonne, MC Neyens… - Chest, 2004 - Elsevier
Study objectives: Autoadjustable continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices are
increasingly used in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Since different …

Comparison of three auto-adjusting positive pressure devices in patients with sleep apnoea

GM Nolan, S Ryan, TM O'Connor… - European Respiratory …, 2006 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Auto-adjustable continuous positive airway pressure (APAP) devices are an emerging
treatment alternative to fixed-pressure continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy …