The use of nasal dilator strips as a placebo for trials evaluating continuous positive airway pressure [PDF]
Clinics, 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
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Simultaneous sleep study and nasoendoscopic investigation in a patient with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome refractory to continuous positive airway pressure: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009 Introduction The standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome is nasal continuous positive airway pressure. In most cases the obstruction is located at the oropharyngeal level, and nasal continuous positive airway pressure is usually ...
Gonçalves Miguel +5 more
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High Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy for Improving Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Case Report [PDF]
Sleep Medicine Research, 2015 Although continuous positive airway pressure is the treatment of choice for obstructive sleep apnea, its compliance is low. Therefore, alternative therapeutic strategies are often required.
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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 +2 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical outcomes of preterm infants who received non-invasive high-frequency oscillatory ventilation following extubation in a neonatal intensive care unit.MethodsInfants born between 25 and 34 weeks of gestation with a birth
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Long-term prediction of adherence to continuous positive air pressure therapy for the treatment of moderate/severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is a highly effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). However, poor adherence is a limiting factor, and a significant proportion of patients are unable to tolerate CPAP.
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Nasal continuous positive airway pressure inhibits gastroesophageal reflux in newborn lambs. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: Using esophageal pHmetry, nasal CPAP (nCPAP) has been shown to decrease acid gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in adult humans. Although both GER (mainly non-acid) and nCPAP use are very frequent in newborns, the effect of nCPAP on GER in early ...
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Depression and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) [PDF]
, 2005 For over two decades clinical studies have been conducted which suggest the existence of a relationship between depression and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).
O'Hara, Ruth, Schröder, Carmen M
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GH-secreting pituitary macroadenoma (acromegaly) associated with progressive dental malocclusion and refractory CPAP treatment [PDF]
, 2017 Background: A link between progressive dental malocclusion, the use of a continuous positive airway pressure mask and GH-secreting pituitary macroadenoma (acromegaly) has not been previously reported.
Brunet i Llobet, Lluís +4 more
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Zdorovʹe Rebenka, 2013 The article deals with studying indicators of lipid peroxidation (TBA-active products, lipid hydroperoxides, diene conjugates) and antioxidant defense (superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, vitamins A and E) in the blood of newborns on ...
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