A randomized trial of auto-titrating CPAP and fixed CPAP in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 330-333

  Hussain, Syed F ^a   Love, Leslie ^b   Burt, Heather ^b   Fleetham, John A ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Auto titrating CPAP; Compliance; Efficacy; Fixed CPAP; Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REM SLEEP; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TITRIMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842475916     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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