… In this case series, we describe 3 patients who were randomized to CPAP therapy, failed
CPAP titration … , and returned for an in-laboratory PSG after 6 weeks of home CPAP therapy. …

… Switching this group of patients who failed CPAP titration to BPAP … In OHS patients without
severe OSA, previous case series … , long-term studies are needed to assess the effect of CPAP …

… there is a subset of patients who would benefit more from NIV than CPAP. This is clinically …
-laboratory CPAP titration failure does not necessarily mean long-term CPAP treatment failure, …

… Obesity is the main risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea (… therapy was added if, prior to
the PAP titration, the patient's … during the first CPAP titration night, although a failure to correct …

… hypoventilation is termed obesity hypoventilation syndrome (… impact long-term outcomes.
The grading system also does … There are case series demonstrating short-term stability and …

… imperative not to label patients as therapeutic CPAP failure if … There are case report data and
a small RCT assessing the … ongoing long-term risks, we recommend that patients started on …

… ” or “hypercapnic obstructive sleep apnea”. We limited the … respiratory failure (PaCO 2
≥45 mm Hg, pH ≥7·35, and no … The final adjustment and titration was done by means of …

… 98 stable ambulatory patients with untreated OHS and apnea-… failure and pulmonary
embolism. However, in cohorts of … NIV titration may have been suboptimal because we did not …

… Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is considered as a … being reversed and should be
titrated for desired effect. … of patients with obstructive sleep apnea: an updated report by the …

… long-term effects of nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation in patients with obesity
hypoventilation syndrome… Obstructive sleep apnea treated by independently adjusted …