Long-term use of a nasal expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) device as a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Kryger MH, Berry RB, Massie CA. Long-term use of a nasal expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) device as a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2011, 7: 449-53b. PMID: 22003339, PMCID: PMC3190843, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.1304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaPositive airway pressure devicesMonths of treatmentSleep apneaObstructive sleep apnea hypopneaOpen-label extensionPositive clinical responseEvents/hLong-term adherenceSleep disorders centerEpworth Sleepiness ScaleSleep apnea hypopneaPressure deviceLong-term useAHI reductionClinical responseMonth 3Randomized studyApnea hypopneaMedian AHITrial nameClinical trialsMonths 1Disorders CenterSham trials