Development of a guide for continuous positive airway pressure use - A good fit: Making continuous positive airway pressure work for you [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy# Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is highly prevalent in veterans with mental illnesses such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Untreated OSA reduces the effectiveness of the treatment of PTSD.
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Microbiome and Mycobiome Analyses of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Devices [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental OtorhinolaryngologyObjectives. Microorganisms are likely present in continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices in daily use. Given the potential risk of infection among CPAP users, we aimed to compare the microbiomes of CPAP devices with those of nasal mucosa ...
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Sleep apnea-related risk of motor vehicle accidents is reduced by continuous positive airway pressure: Swedish Traffic Accident Registry data. [PDF]
Sleep, 2015 STUDY OBJECTIVES Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with an increased risk of motor vehicle accidents (MVAs). The rate of MVAs in patients suspected of having OSA was determined and the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) was ...
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Integrated Blood Pressure Control, 2016 Fernanda Fatureto-Borges,1 Geraldo Lorenzi-Filho,2 Luciano F Drager1,3 1Hypertension Unit, Heart Institute (InCor), 2Sleep Laboratory, Pulmonary Division, 3Hypertension Unit, Renal Division, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil ...
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Investigating Some Effective Factors on the Prediction of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Failure Rate in COVID-19-Related Hypoxemia [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ResearchBackground: Considering the importance of using Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) in COVID-19-related hypoxemia, the present study was conducted to determine the effective factors on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) failure rate in COVID-19 ...
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Continuous positive airway pressure in cluster headache: A randomized, placebo-controlled, triple-blind, crossover study [PDF]
, 2023 Background - Oxygen inhalation aborts cluster headache attacks, and case reports show the effect of continuous positive airway pressure. The aim of this study was to investigate the prophylactic effect of continuous positive airway pressure in chronic ...
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Outcome of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment with Suboptimal Pressure in Obstructive Sleep Apnea [PDF]
Sleep Medicine Research, 2010 Continuous positive airway pressure is the treatment of choice for obstructive sleep apnea, and is highly effective especially in moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea.
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Efficacy of auto-PAP titration in obstructive sleep apnea: Single-center experience
Indian Journal of Respiratory Care, 2020 Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep-associated breathing disorder, which left untreated can cause severe morbidities or even mortality. The recommended treatment strategy for moderate-to-severe OSA is continuous positive airway pressure (
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Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2023 CONTEXT: Positive airway pressure (PAP) is the first-line therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Overnight PAP titration for determining optimal PAP requirements is expensive and often inconvenient.
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