Choosing an Oronasal Mask to Deliver Continuous Positive Airway Pressure May Cause More Upper Airway Obstruction or Lead to Higher Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Requirements than a Nasal Mask in Some Patients: A Case Series

STUDY OBJECTIVES: The choice of mask interface used with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy can affect the control of upper airway obstruction (UAO) in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We describe a case series of four patients with paradoxical worsening of UAO with an oronasal mask an...

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Publicado en:J Clin Sleep Med
Main Authors: Ng, Justin R., Aiyappan, Vinod, Mercer, Jeremy, Catcheside, Peter G., Chai-Coetzer, Ching Li, McEvoy, R. Doug, Antic, Nick
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2016
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Scientific Investigations
Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4990944/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27306398
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.6118
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