Continuous positive airways pressure for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults

TL Giles, TJ Lasserson, B Smith, J White… - Cochrane Database …, 2006 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Obstructive sleep apnoea is the periodic reduction (hypopnoea) or cessation
(apnoea) of breathing due to narrowing or occlusion of the upper airway during sleep. The …

Continuous positive airways pressure for obstructive sleep apnoea.

J White, C Cates, J Wright - The Cochrane database of systematic …, 2002 - europepmc.org
BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnoea is the periodic reduction (hypopnoea) or
cessation (apnoea) of breathing due to narrowing or occlusion of the upper airway during …

Interventions to improve use of continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnoea

I Smith, TJ Lasserson, M Haniffa - Cochrane Database of …, 2004 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Continuous Positive Airways Pressure (CPAP) is currently considered to be the
cornerstone of therapy for sleep apnoea (OSA). However compliance with this treatment is …

Drug therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults

M Mason, EJ Welsh, I Smith - Cochrane Database of …, 2013 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The treatment of choice for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
is continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) applied via a mask during sleep. However …

Pressure modification for improving usage of continuous positive airway pressure machines in adults with obstructive sleep apnoea

I Smith, TJ Lasserson - Cochrane Database of Systematic …, 2009 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Continuous Positive Airways Pressure (CPAP) is considered to be the
cornerstone of therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). However, compliance with this …

[HTML][HTML] European Respiratory Society guideline on non-CPAP therapies for obstructive sleep apnoea

W Randerath, J Verbraecken… - European …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in adults is evolving, as new therapies have
been explored and introduced in clinical practice, while other approaches have been refined …

[HTML][HTML] Auto-titrating versus fixed continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review with meta-analyses

S Ip, C D'Ambrosio, K Patel, N Obadan, GD Kitsios… - Systematic reviews, 2012 - Springer
Background Obstructive sleep apnea is a relatively common disorder that can lead to lost
productivity and cardiovascular disease. The form of positive airway treatment that should be …

Systematic review of the efficacy of nasal CPAP

NJ Douglas - Thorax, 1998 - thorax.bmj.com
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy has been regarded for more than a
decade by those in the field as the treatment of choice for the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea …

Continuous positive airway pressure delivery interfaces for obstructive sleep apnoea

CL Chai‐Coetzer, A Pathinathan… - Cochrane Database of …, 2006 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the mainstay of therapy for
moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). However, compliance with CPAP has …

Continuous positive airway pressure versus standard care for the treatment of people with mild obstructive sleep apnoea (MERGE): a multicentre, randomised …

AJ Wimms, JL Kelly, CD Turnbull… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background The evidence base for the treatment of mild obstructive sleep apnoea is limited
and definitions of disease severity vary. The MERGE trial investigated the clinical …