Randomized Short-term Trial of Two AutoCPAP Devices versus Fixed Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for the Treatment of Sleep Apnea

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 168, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1506-1511

  Senn, Oliver ^a   Brack, Thomas ^a   Matthews, Felix ^a   Russi, Erich W ^a   Bloch, Konrad E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

AutoCPAP; Compliance; Continuous positive airway pressure; Obstructive sleep apnea; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SYMPTOM; WAKEFULNESS;

CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346732062     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200304-542OC     Document Type: Article

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