2014
A Matched Cohort Study of Postoperative Outcomes in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Mutter TC, Chateau D, Moffatt M, Ramsey C, Roos LL, Kryger M. A Matched Cohort Study of Postoperative Outcomes in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Anesthesiology 2014, 121: 707-718. PMID: 25247853, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000000407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous positive airway pressure therapyPositive airway pressure therapyObstructive sleep apneaAirway pressure therapySleep apneaPressure therapyOSA patientsCardiovascular complicationsPostoperative outcomesDiagnosis of OSAUndiagnosed obstructive sleep apneaAdult OSA patientsImportant risk modifiersPostoperative cardiovascular complicationsMatched Cohort StudyHealth administrative dataType of surgeryLarger efficacy trialPostoperative complicationsRespiratory complicationsCohort studyOSA severityPostoperative dayPreoperative diagnosisCardiac arrest
1995
Medical treatment of sleep apnea
Wali S, Kryger M. Medical treatment of sleep apnea. Current Opinion In Pulmonary Medicine 1995, 1: 498-503. PMID: 9363089, DOI: 10.1097/00063198-199511000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSleep apneaContinuous positive airway pressure therapyPositive airway pressure therapyContinuous positive airway pressureAirway pressure therapyPositive airway pressureObstructive sleep apneaCurrent treatment optionsTreatment of choiceAirway pressureNicotine treatmentPressure therapyTreatment optionsCommon disorderMedical treatmentDifficult patientsElectrical stimulationWeight lossDental appliancesApneaTherapyTreatmentUnwanted effectsTracheostomyPatientsThe Effects of Posture Change and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Cardiac Natriuretic Peptides in Congestive Heart Failure
Wilkins M, Su X, Palayew M, Yamashiro Y, Bolli P, McKenzie J, Kryger M. The Effects of Posture Change and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Cardiac Natriuretic Peptides in Congestive Heart Failure. CHEST Journal 1995, 107: 909-915. PMID: 7705152, DOI: 10.1378/chest.107.4.909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureAtrial natriuretic peptideN-CPAP therapyN-CPAPNatriuretic peptideHeart failureANP concentrationNasal continuous positive airway pressure therapyContinuous positive airway pressure therapyChronic congestive heart failureMean plasma ANP concentrationPositive airway pressure therapyContinuous positive airway pressureUpright postureAirway pressure therapyPositive airway pressureMean levelsPeripheral plasma levelsPlasma ANP concentrationCardiac natriuretic peptidesAirway pressureBNP concentrationsPressure therapyPlasma levelsPatients