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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 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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Effect of topical corticosteroids on nasal patency after acute positive airway pressure exposure

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2021
Introduction: Nasal congestion and obstruction are reported in the majority of continuous positive airway pressure users and are frequently cited as reasons for noncompliance.
Leonardo Balsalobre, Aline Bruno Figueiredo, Rogério Pezato, Reginaldo Raimundo Fujita   +3 more
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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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The Use of Nasal Dilator Strips as a Placebo for Trials Evaluating Continuous Positive Airway Pressure [PDF]

, 2012
Objectives: The aim of the current study was to compare the objective and subjective effects of continuous positive airway pressure to the use of nasal dilator strips in patients with acromegaly and moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea. Methods: We
Amaro, Aline C.S., Bronstein, Marcello D., Duarte, Felipe H.G., Jallad, Raquel S., Lorenzi-Filho, Geraldo, Redline, Susan   +5 more
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Behavior of vascular resistance undergoing various pressure insufflation and perfusion on decellularized lungs [PDF]

, 2017
Bioengineering of functional lung tissue by using whole lung scaffolds has been proposed as a potential alternative for patients awaiting lung transplant.
Campillo, Noelia, Da Palma, Renata Kelly, Farré Ventura, Ramon, Navajas Navarro, Daniel, Nonaka, Paula Naomi, Oliveira, Luis V. F., Urbano, Jessica Julioti, Uriarte, Juan José   +7 more
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Continuous positive airway pressure for term and ≥34+0 weeks’ gestation newborns at birth: A systematic review

Resuscitation Plus, 2022
Background: Respiratory distress is common during transition after birth, but the effect of continuous positive airway pressure applied in the delivery room has not been systematically evaluated in spontaneously breathing term and ≥34+0 weeks’ gestation ...
Birju A. Shah, Jorge G. Fabres, Tina A. Leone, Georg M. Schmölzer, Edgardo G. Szyld   +4 more
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Walking with continuous positive airway pressure: Fig. 1— [PDF]

European Respiratory Journal, 2006
A ventilator-dependent child had been in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) ever since birth. As a result, she had fallen behind considerably in her development.After 18 months, continuous positive airway pressure was successfully administeredviaa tracheostomy tube with a novel lightweight device. This enabled her to walk in the PICU.
Willem Dieperink, Andrea Hazenberg, W de Weerd, J.F. Goorhuis, Maarten W. N. Nijsten, Jan G. Zijlstra   +5 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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