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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 (
Amrutha S Unnithan, G Gokul Krishna, P Hari Lakshmanan   +2 more
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Optimal positive airway pressure requirement and polysomnography indices of obstructive sleep apnea severity in the Saudi population

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.
Ahmad A Bamagoos, Shahad A Alshaynawi, Atheer S Gari, Atheer M Badawi, Mudhawi H Alhiniah, Asma A Alshahrani, Renad R Rajab, Reem K Bahaj, Faris Alhejaili, Siraj O Wali   +9 more
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Continuous positive airway pressure in COVID-19 patients with moderate-to-severe respiratory failure

European Respiratory Journal, 2020
Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) are recommended for acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure (AHRF) due to cardiogenic pulmonary oedema but no recommendation has been made for viral pandemics, because of the lack ...
C. Brusasco, F. Corradi, A. Di Domenico, F. Raggi, Graziano Timossi, G. Santori, V. Brusasco   +6 more
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Pitolisant for Daytime Sleepiness in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Who Refuse Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment. A Randomized Trial

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2020
Rationale: Excessive daytime sleepiness is a common disabling symptom in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of pitolisant, a selective histamine H3 receptor antagonist with wake-promoting effects, for the ...
Y. Dauvilliers, J. Verbraecken, M. Partinen, J. Hedner, T. Saaresranta, O. Georgiev, R. Tiholov, I. Lecomte, R. Tamisier, P. Lévy, C. Scart-Grès, J. Lecomte, J. Schwartz, J. Pépin, V. Attali, P. Bourgin, F. Gagnadoux, F. Baharloo, S. Berg, O. Polo, J. Hedner, Y. Peker, A. Blau, D. G. Borreguero, F. J. Puertas Cuesta, G. Belev, Y. Ivanov, H. Metev, D. Petkova, D. Dokic, Merita Ismajli Marku, B. Kaeva, S. Janković, I. Kopitović, M. Vukcevic   +34 more
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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Epidemiological studies have suggested a pathophysiological relationship between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Galán Mercant, Alejandro, González Medina, Gloria, Jimenez-Rejano, Jose Jesus, Martin-Valero, Rocio, Pérez Cabezas, Verónica, Ruiz Molinero, María del Carmen   +5 more
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Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for respiratory distress in preterm infants.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020
BACKGROUND Respiratory distress, particularly respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), is the single most important cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants.
J. Ho, P. Subramaniam, P. Davis
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How to choose between high-flow nasal cannula, continuous positive airway pressure, and bilevel positive airway pressure in children with acute respiratory illness

Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2023
In pediatric patients with acute respiratory illnesses, the widespread availability of heated humidified high-flow nasal cannula (HHHFNC) devices, ease of use, and increased compliance have increased their use in conditions such as pneumonia, acute ...
R Karthik Narayanan, R N Ashwath Ram, Manu Sundaram   +2 more
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Continuous positive airway pressure to avoid intubation in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: a two-period retrospective case-control study

European Respiratory Journal, 2020
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can cause severe pneumonia requiring invasive mechanical ventilation [1], in the context of atypical acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) [2].
M. Oranger, J. Gonzalez-Bermejo, Philippine Dacosta-Noble, C. Llontop, A. Guerder, V. Trosini-Desert, M. Faure, M. Raux, M. Decavèle, A. Demoule, C. Morélot-Panzini, T. Similowski   +11 more
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Assessment of different positive airway pressure noninvasive ventilation modalities in patients with overlap syndrome

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2021
Background Overlap syndrome (OS) is a challenging condition with an associated increased mortality. Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation is the main therapy in OS.
Mahmoud M Elhabashy, Mohammed A Agha, Ahmed A El-Esdody, Ahmed M El-Shamy   +3 more
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Supraventricular Tachycardia Induced by Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Northwestern Medical Journal, 2021
The use of noninvasive ventilation in the treatment of respiratory failure has increased in recent years. Nasal continuous positive airway pressure, a noninvasive method of ventilation, is thought to decrease the incidence of arrhythmias, but this case ...
Mervan Bekdas
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