Treatment of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing with positive airway pressure systems

Positive airway pressure systems are widely used to treat patients with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep-disordered breathing. The application of stable continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) via the nose (nasal CPAP) has been the mainstay of treatment since the early 1980s. For treatment to...

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Main Authors: D. Pevernagie, J. F. Masa, J. C. Meurice, R. Farré, O. Marrone, D. Rodenstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2007-12-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
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Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/full/16/106/125