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Principles of CPAP and auto-adjusting CPAP devices

open access: yesBreathe, 2008
Educational aimsTo explain that the nocturnal events experienced by patients with OSAHS are caused by an abnormal increase in the collapsibility of the upper airway.To show that CPAP is an effective mechanical treatment for preventing upper airway obstruction and, therefore, normalising sleep in OSAHS patients.To outline the working principles of CPAP ...
R. Farré, J.M. Montserrat
openaire   +1 more source

Epiglottis Collapse in Individuals With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

open access: yesWorld Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder characterized by repeated upper airway collapse during sleep. The epiglottis, often overlooked in conventional assessments, has emerged as a site of significant obstruction in OSA.
Dan Chen   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of a 2 week CPAP treatment on mood states in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a double-blind trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disease with significant medical and psychiatric comorbidities. The literature documenting the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment on mood in OSA patients is mixed.
Ancoli-Israel, Sonia   +5 more
core  

CPAP Compliance [PDF]

open access: yesSleep, 1993
H M, Engleman, N J, Douglas
openaire   +2 more sources

Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea (2024)

open access: yesWorld Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common chronic disorder characterized by abnormal breathing during sleeping. OSA can damage various organs throughout the body and is burdensome, both socially and economically. Moreover, as OSA has been increasingly studied in recent years, new evidence‐based guidelines for its diagnosis and surgical ...
Working Group of Guideline for the Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Adult OSA   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Management of CPAP Follow-up by Telemonitoring in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The PROTEUS Project

open access: yesNature and Science of Sleep
Riccardo Drigo,1 Andrea Ballarin,1 Francesco Menzella,1 Micaela Romagnoli,2 Mauro Salasnich,2 Luigi Marino,3 Paolo Lucernoni,3 Maddalena Chizzolini,4 Pasquale Tondo5 1Department of Critical Care, Unit of Pulmonology, Montebelluna Hospital, Montebelluna ...
Drigo R   +8 more
doaj  

Long-Term Adherence to Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in Saudi Ambulatory Patients with Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome and Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A One-Year Follow-Up Prospective Observational Study

open access: yesNature and Science of Sleep, 2021
Aljohara S Almeneessier,1,2 Salih Aleissi,1 Awad H Olaish,1 Ahmed S BaHammam1 1The University Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Family and Community Medicine ...
Almeneessier AS   +3 more
doaj  

Angiogenic Biomarkers and Neonatal Outcomes in Suspected Preeclampsia: Retrospective Cohort Study

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Placental growth factor (PlGF) and soluble fms‐like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt1) are two biomarkers associated with placental function and the sFlt‐1/PlGF ratio is frequently used for risk assessment and prediction of preeclampsia in pregnancy. Objective To assess the association between elevated sFlt‐1/PlGF ratio and adverse neonatal outcomes in
Genevieve P. G. Fung   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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