Initiation of CPAP therapy for OSA: Does prophylactic humidification during CPAP pressure titration improve initial patient acceptance and comfort?

Respiration

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 406-412

  Wiest, Gunther H ^a   Harsch, I A ^a   Fuchs, F S ^a   Kitzbichler, S ^a   Bogner, K ^a   Brueckl, W M ^a   Hahn, E G ^a   Ficker, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Continuous positive airway pressure; Heated humidification; Obstructive sleep apnoea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TITRIMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 0036379129     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000064016     Document Type: Article

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