In vivo efficacy of heated and non-heated humidifiers during nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP)-therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 364-368

  Wiest, G H ^a   Fuchs, F S ^a   Brueckl, W M ^a   Nusko, G ^a   Harsch, I A ^a   Hahn, E G ^a   Ficker, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Continuous positive airway pressure; Dry upper airways; Heated humidification; Non heated humidification; Sleep apnoea syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; HUMIDITY; IN VIVO STUDY; LABORATORY; MALE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TEMPERATURE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 0034032453     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.1999.0729     Document Type: Article

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