Upper airway collapsibility in patients with OSA treated with continuous positive airway pressure: a retrospective preliminary study | Zendy

Marcello Bosi | Zendy; Serena Incerti Parenti | Zendy; Andrea Fiordelli | Zendy; Venerino Poletti | Zendy; Giulio Alessandri Bonetti | Zendy

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Upper airway collapsibility in patients with OSA treated with continuous positive airway pressure: a retrospective preliminary study

Author(s) -

Marcello Bosi,

Serena Incerti Parenti,

Andrea Fiordelli,

Venerino Poletti,

Giulio Alessandri Bonetti

Publication year - 2020

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.8674

Subject(s) - medicine , continuous positive airway pressure , obstructive sleep apnea , retrospective cohort study , airway , positive airway pressure , polysomnography , university hospital , apnea , emergency medicine , pediatrics , surgery

To investigate the prevalence of mildly collapsible upper airways (defined by therapeutic continuous positive airway pressure [CPAP] values ≤ 8 cm H₂O) in moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea patients treated with CPAP and to determine their clinical, functional, and nocturnal polysomnographic characteristics.

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