Gel pillow designed specifically for obstructive sleep apnea treatment with continuous positive airway pressure

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine whether the use of a gel pillow with side cutouts designed to accommodate a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mask and reduce head temperature improves the efficacy of and adherence to auto-CPAP therapy. Methods: Twenty-three consecutive CPAP-naïve patient...

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Main Authors: Adriana Salvaggio, Anna Lo Bue, Serena Iacono Isidoro, Salvatore Romano, Oreste Marrone, Giuseppe Insalaco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132016000500362&lng=en&tlng=en