title: Effectiveness of short-term NIPPV in the management of patients with severe OSA and REM hypoventilation.
authors.affiliation: Sleep Disorders Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Piper
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laks
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006935:Hypercapnia / Q000628:therapy; D007040:Hypoventilation / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D017286:Polysomnography; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012895:Sleep, REM; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015919:Ventilators, Negative-Pressure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide