Pap efficiency on OSAS

Abstract

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome(OSAS) is one of the most common sleep pathologies, assuming minimum 5 respiratory pauses per hour of sleep, with a time period of 10 seconds. OSAS diagnosis requires a broad medical approach between pneumologist, neurologist, ENT physician, cardiologist, nutritionist. OSAS treatment depends on the severity of the disease as well as the patient’s comorbidities, the standard treatment option of OSAS being the use of PAP (Positive Airway Pressure). In this article I present the results obtained from a prospective observational study conducted over 12 months, the purpose being to show the effect of PAP treatment on OSAS, respectively framing the disease to another degree of severity. In “Marius Nasta” Pneumophtisiology Institute Bucharest 51 patients were monitored from the moment of diagnosis with OSAS and the patients were then periodically called for control, respectively at 2 months, 4-6 months and 12 months.

Keywords

• osas
• pap
• ahi