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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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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Myhre syndrome is an ultrarare genetic disease characterized by short stature, distinct craniofacial features, cardiovascular and respiratory fibrosis and stenosis, neurodevelopmental delays, autism, intellectual disability, and hearing loss. The natural history of Myhre syndrome is still not fully understood due to a small patient population ...
Mary K. Young +6 more
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F1000Research, 2018 Background: Obesity, abdominal surgery, and intrathecal opioids are all factors associated with a risk for respiratory compromise. The aim of this explorative trial was to study the apnoea/hypopnea index 1st postoperative night in obese mothers having ...
Anette Hein, Jan G. Jakobsson
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A comparative study of four novel sleep apnoea episode prediction systems
, 2009 The prediction of sleep apnoea and hypopnoea episodes could allow treatment to be applied before the event be-comes detrimental to the patients sleep, and for a more spe-cific form of treatment.
Engleman, H.M. +5 more
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International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background To determine the safety and efficacy of laser ablation of the posterior nasal nerve (PNN) for the treatment of chronic rhinitis. Methods This study was a single‐center, prospective, single‐blinded, randomized sham‐controlled trial. Patients with a 24‐h reflective Total Nasal Symptom Score (rTNSS) ≧ 5, rhinorrhea ≧ 2, and congestion ≧
Jyun‐Yi Liao +9 more
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Mortality in sleep apnoea syndrome: a review of the evidence
European Respiratory Review, 2007 Sleep apnoea syndrome is associated with cardiovascular morbidity, but it is less clear if it is also associated with increased mortality. Studies investigating mortality in sleep apnoea have 1) compared mortality rates of patients with different levels ...
P. Lavie
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Health technology assessment of continuous positive airway pressure devices in sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome [PDF]
A. 1 Background The need to assess safety as well as clinical and economic effectiveness of health care innovations and thus prioritise health care provision, created the need for structured health technology assessment (HTA) programs [Gafni et al ...
Chakravorty, Indranil
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Masking of obstructive sleep apnoea by drug induced central sleep apnoea
, 2019 Benzodiazepines are widely prescribed hypnotic agents which have multiple proven neurological and respiratory side effects. However, literature is sparse with regards to the incidence and occurrence of new onset central sleep apnoea in individuals being ...
Ish, Pranav; Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India +3 more
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Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.We observed a negative effect of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) in a staggered manner based on the severity of the condition on respiratory and cardiac patterns, glycemia, acid–base balance, fetal growth, and uterine artery hemodynamics, thus requiring adaptations within the fetal–placental unit. Severely affected bitches had uterine
Roberto Rodrigues da Rosa Filho +4 more
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The tyranny of distance – mapping accessibility to polysomnography services across Australia [PDF]
, 2015 This paper finds that remote and very remote communities continue to experience inequity in health care in accessibility to specialist services such as diagnostic sleep studies.
Cindy Woods
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