Supine position related obstructive sleep apnea in adults: Pathogenesis and treatment

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 7-17

  Joosten, Simon A ^a,b   O'Driscoll, Denise M ^a,b   Berger, Philip J ^b   Hamilton, Garun S ^a,b  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apnea; Continuous positive airway pressure; Review; Sleep; Sleep apnea syndromes; Sleep disordered breathing; Supine position

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; AROUSAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; GRAVITY; HUMAN; LUNG VOLUME; MUSCLE FUNCTION; OXYGEN DESATURATION; PATHOGENESIS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP TIME; SUPINE POSITION; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; VITAL CAPACITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

APNEA; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; HUMANS; LUNG; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 84890200119     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: 15322955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2013.01.005     Document Type: Review

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