Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2005)

The Current Status of Autotitrating Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Systems in the Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

  • David Hailey,
  • Philip Jacobs,
  • Irvin Mayers,
  • Shaila Mensinkai

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2005/870786
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 5
pp. 271 – 276

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Autotitrating continuous positive airway pressure (APAP) devices have the potential to address some of the disadvantages of titration and treatment with conventional continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Information on the performance of APAP in clinical use is still comparatively limited.