… pressure required to treat this OSA. Second, the relationship … obesity, OSA severity and the
CPAP pressure needed to truly treat OSA may continue to be valid, but autoCPAP pressure is …

… OSA is present in up to 17% of adults, and severe OSA … Obesity, age, and sex are important
risk factors for OSA, and … available CPAP machines employing either fixed or auto-titrating …

… in obesity is high and rises with increasing severity of obesity.… with OHS without severe
OSA.38, 39 Whether CPAP has an … to manage simple OSA with auto-titrating algorithms rather …

… severe OSA (AHI > 30) and 7 obese subjects without OSA (… We hypothesized that the two
devices could differently affect … CPAP titration, all subjects were assigned to receive either a …

… for patients with moderate to severe OSA.This treatment has … CPAP (FCPAP) could be
influenced by the type of APAP … Patients with lung disease and OSA, or obesity hypoventilation …

… CPAP titration in obese subjects to quantify the response to … -severe OSA who fail long-term
CPAP therapy. Patients on … titrated CPAP levels can be lower than autotitrated pressures, 29 …

… responses to obstructive breathing events for autotitrating … treatment or impact on sleepiness
between BPAP and CPAP in … All subjects in this study had extremely severe obesity (BMI >…

… sleep apnea (OSA) is a common condition in morbidly obese … of moderate to severe sleep
apnea in obese individuals, the … Auto-titrating devices have been shown to provide valid data …

… Patients with severe OSA who undergo major surgery with a … with open gastric bypass in
morbidly obese subjects. However, there are … Autotitrating PAP (APAP) devices can be used in …

… Study Impact: This study suggests that empiric treatment with … However, with obesity on an
exponential rise, now estimated … in auto-CPAP and fixed CPAP, differences in the severity of …