Pressure modification for improving usage of continuous positive airway pressure machines in adults with obstructive sleep apnoea

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Smith, Ian ^a   Lasserson, Toby J ^b  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous positive airway pressure instrumentation ; Patient compliance; Randomized controlled trials as topic; Sleep apnea, obstructive *therapy ; Ventilators, mechanical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AIRWAY PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; MACHINE; NOSE AIRWAY RESISTANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 77950135106     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003531.pub3     Document Type: Review

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