2019
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Positive Airway Pressure Adherence Criteria May Limit Treatment to Many Medicare Beneficiaries.
Naik S, Al-Halawani M, Kreinin I, Kryger M. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Positive Airway Pressure Adherence Criteria May Limit Treatment to Many Medicare Beneficiaries. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2019, 15: 245-251. PMID: 30736874, PMCID: PMC6374085, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.7626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvents/hAdherence criteriaPAP treatmentObstructive sleep apnea treatmentPositive airway pressure devicesWithholding of therapyApnea-hypopnea indexObstructive sleep apneaSleep apnea treatmentMedicaid Services reimbursementAdherence reportsBaseline characteristicsPAP devicesPAP adherenceAdherent participantsApnea treatmentSleep apneaNonadherent participantsAdherence dataMedicare beneficiariesAdherence patternsCMS criteriaAdherence expectationsPatientsMonths
2011
Positive Airway Pressure Initiation: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Impact of Therapy Mode and Titration Process on Efficacy, Adherence, and Outcomes
Kushida CA, Berry RB, Blau A, Crabtree T, Fietze I, Kryger MH, Kuna ST, Pegram GV, Penzel T. Positive Airway Pressure Initiation: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Impact of Therapy Mode and Titration Process on Efficacy, Adherence, and Outcomes. Sleep 2011, 34: 1083-1092. PMID: 21804670, PMCID: PMC3138163, DOI: 10.5665/sleep.1166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous positive airway pressurePositive airway pressureMinimum oxygen saturationAirway pressureFunctional outcomeOxygen saturationVeterans Affairs Medical CenterPositive pressure treatmentApnea-hypopnea indexObstructive sleep apneaSevere OSAMulticenter trialTreatment satisfactionControlled TrialsSleep apneaMajor efficacyStudy treatmentOutcome measuresMedical CenterSleep qualityTherapy modesMask comfortAdherenceEfficacyMonths
1983
The role of protriptyline in obstructive sleep apnea.
Brownell L, Perez-Padilla R, West P, Kryger M. The role of protriptyline in obstructive sleep apnea. European Respiratory Journal 1983, 19: 621-4. PMID: 6360257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaSleep apneaTreatment of mildLong-term treatmentTricyclic agentsObese patientsObstructive apneaClinical statusCrossover trialImproved oxygenationInvasive treatmentTerm treatmentPatientsApneaArousal frequencySomnolenceProtriptylineTreatmentTrialsOxygenationREMTherapyMildMonths
1982
Diagnosis of sleep breathing disorders in a general hospital. Experience and recommendations.
Kryger M, Mezon B, Acres J, West P, Brownell L. Diagnosis of sleep breathing disorders in a general hospital. Experience and recommendations. JAMA Internal Medicine 1982, 142: 956-9. PMID: 7082118, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.142.5.956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiagnosis of Sleep Breathing Disorders in a General Hospital: Experience and Recommendations
Kryger M, Mezon B, Acres J, West P, Brownell L. Diagnosis of Sleep Breathing Disorders in a General Hospital: Experience and Recommendations. JAMA Internal Medicine 1982, 142: 956-958. DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1982.00340180114021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1980
The Effect of Low Flow Oxygen Therapy on the Chemical Control of Ventilation in Patients with Hypoxemic COPD1–3
Fleetham J, Bradley C, Kryger M, Anthonisen N. The Effect of Low Flow Oxygen Therapy on the Chemical Control of Ventilation in Patients with Hypoxemic COPD1–3. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1980, 122: 833-40. PMID: 6779682, DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1980.122.6.833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseHypoxemic chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseOxygen therapyHypoxic responseLow-flow oxygen therapyCentral ventilatory driveFlow oxygen therapyNocturnal oxygen therapyObstructive pulmonary diseaseArterial O2 saturationNocturnal oxygenPulmonary diseaseSuch patientsVentilatory driveMinute ventilationInspiratory flowO2 saturationPatientsTherapyContinuous oxygenMonthsHypoxiaInitial responseHypoxemiaVentilation