2016
Positive Airway Pressure Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Weiss P, Kryger M. Positive Airway Pressure Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Otolaryngologic Clinics Of North America 2016, 49: 1331-1341. PMID: 27720457, DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2016.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPositive airway pressureObstructive sleep apneaAirway pressureSleep apneaMild obstructive sleep apneaPositive airway pressure therapyContinuous positive airway pressureSevere obstructive sleep apneaObstructive sleep apnea syndromeSleep-related breathing disordersConcomitant cardiovascular disordersAirway pressure therapyFirst-line therapySleep apnea syndromeAdaptive support ventilationEvaluation of adherenceEffectiveness of treatmentApnea syndromeSupport ventilationBreathing disordersPressure therapyCardiovascular disordersApneaTherapyPressure support
2005
Increasing obesity trends in patients with sleep-disordered breathing referred to a sleep disorders center.
Banno K, Walld R, Kryger MH. Increasing obesity trends in patients with sleep-disordered breathing referred to a sleep disorders center. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2005, 1: 364-6. PMID: 17564402, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.26362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleep-related breathing disordersBody mass indexSleep disorders centerMean body mass indexDisorders CenterBMI unitsObesity trendsSleep-disordered breathingPrevalence of obesityTime of referralYear of referralNumber of patientsMale patientsFemale patientsMass indexBreathing disordersMean ageNew patientsPatientsSignificant positive correlationReferralWomenObesityRegression analysisSex