MANAGEMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
Kryger M. MANAGEMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA. Clinics In Chest Medicine 1992, 13: 481-492. PMID: 1521414, DOI: 10.1016/s0272-5231(21)00875-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive airway pressureObstructive sleep apneaAirway pressureSleep apneaNasal continuous positive airway pressureBilevel positive airway pressureContinuous positive airway pressureGeneral therapeutic measuresUpper airway abnormalitiesMinority of patientsLong-term efficacyHours of sleepHypopnea frequencyAirway abnormalitiesObese patientsSurgical managementDrug therapyTherapeutic measuresEffective treatmentPatientsSpecific abnormalitiesApneaWeight lossTreatmentAbnormalities