A. Boudewyns et al., APPEARANCE OF CENTRAL APNEA IN A PATIENT TREATED BY AUTO-CPAP FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP-APNEA, Respiratory medicine, 92(6), 1998, pp. 891-893
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System","Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
The use of a self-setting continuous positive airway pressure (auto-CP
AP) device for obstructive sleep apnoea patients is a very attractive
alternative for the conventional CPAP devices. By adjusting the pressu
re on a minute-by-minute basis, it is assumed that patient compliance
will increase. At present, little data are available regarding whether
this auto-CPAP is as efficient in treating sleep-related breathing di
sorders, and regarding the possible side-effects.