Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea With a Self-Titrating Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) System
Sharma S, Wali S, Pouliot Z, Peters M, Neufeld H, Kryger M. Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea With a Self-Titrating Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) System. Sleep 1996, 19: 497-501. PMID: 8865508, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/19.6.497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous positive airway pressureCPAP nightCPAP systemLowest arterial oxygen saturationObstructive sleep apnea syndromeContinuous positive airway pressure systemDiagnostic sleep studyNasal CPAP systemPositive airway pressureProspective clinical trialsObstructive sleep apneaSleep apnea syndromeSleep-disordered breathingArterial oxygen saturationMeasures of oxygenationTotal sleep timeLong-term useAirway pressureCPAP titrationSevere OSAAcute treatmentApnea syndromeSleep apneaArousal indexAirway stability