Filters Reduce the Risk of Bacterial Transmission from Contaminated Heated Humidifiers Used with CPAP for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

RATIONALE: The treatment of choice for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) during sleep, but dryness of the upper airway compromises compliance. Heated humidifiers may mitigate such noncompliance; however, recent observations suggest that their use, par...

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Hauptverfasser: Ortolano, Girolamo A., Schaffer, Jeffrey, McAlister, Morven B., Stanchfield, Ilia, Hill, Elizabeth, Vandenburgh, Liliana, Lewis, Michelle, John, Shirnett, Canonica, Francis P., Cervia, Joseph S.
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2007
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2556912/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18198803
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