Effects of fixed compared to automatic CPAP on sleep in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Pulmonary Series

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 153-156

  Resta, Onofrio ^a,c   Carratu P ^a   Depalo, A ^a   Giliberti, T ^a   Ardito, M ^a   Marrone, O ^b   Insalaco, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^c POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep apnoea; Sleep; Ventilatory treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY PRESSURE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NIGHT SLEEP; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SOMNOLENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12344337719     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: 2465101X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2004.694     Document Type: Article

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