Body Position May Influence Oronasal CPAP Effectiveness to Treat OSA | Zendy

Juliana Araújo Nascimento | Zendy; Tômas de Santana Carvalho | Zendy; Henrique Takachi Moriya | Zendy; Paulo Henrique Sousa Fernandes | Zendy; Rafaela Garcia Santos de Andrade | Zendy; Pedro R. Genta | Zendy; Geraldo LorenziFilho | Zendy; Naomi Kondo Nakagawa | Zendy

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Body Position May Influence Oronasal CPAP Effectiveness to Treat OSA

Author(s) -

Juliana Araújo Nascimento,

Tômas de Santana Carvalho,

Henrique Takachi Moriya,

Paulo Henrique Sousa Fernandes,

Rafaela Garcia Santos de Andrade,

Pedro R. Genta,

Geraldo LorenziFilho,

Naomi Kondo Nakagawa

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.5602

Subject(s) - medicine , body position , continuous positive airway pressure , obstructive sleep apnea , polysomnography , anesthesia , apnea , physical medicine and rehabilitation

CPAP applied by a nasal mask is the gold standard treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Oronasal masks are an alternative interface that can be used, especially in subjects with predominant oral breathing. However, oronasal masks have higher costs, are associated with larger leaks and higher residual apnea-hypopnea index, and in some cases may be ineffective.

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