Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repetative obstruction of the upper airway. Positive airway pressure has evolved as the preferred therapeutic modality for OSA. PAP can be used successfully to treat both OSA and central sleep apnea (CSA). PAP usage affects a variety of medical diseases. Proper titration and attention to compliance is paramount in proper usage of PAP. Finally, auto-titrating devices and adaptive servo ventilation may be used to treat and possibly diagnose sleep disorder breathing and the later may have role in treating complex sleep apnea.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 254-257 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2007 |
Keywords
- Adaptive servo ventilation
- Apnea hypopnea index
- Auto-titrating positive airway pressure
- Bilevel positive airway pressure
- Central sleep apnea
- Cheyne-Strokes respiration
- Continuous positive airway pressure
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Positive airway pressure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine