Auto-CPAP therapy based on the forced oscillation technique

Biomedizinische Technik

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 68-72

  Ficker, Joachim H ^a   Clarenbach, C F ^a   Neukirchner, C ^a   Fuchs, F S ^a   Wiest, G H ^a   Pour Schahin, S ^a   Harsch, I A ^a   Hahn, E G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Automatic CPAP; Compliance; CPAP therapy; Forced oscillation technique; Sleep apnea syndromes

Indexed keywords

OSCILLATIONS; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TITRATION;

FORCED OSCILLATIONS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOMNOLENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037347722     PISSN: 00135585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bmte.2003.48.3.68     Document Type: Article

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