Positive pressure therapy.
Positive airway pressure in the treatment of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (OSDB) is reviewed. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), bilevel positive airway pressure, and variable (auto-CPAP) pressure, their mechanisms of action, benefits, and complications are examined. A perspective on the future of positive airway pressure therapy for OSDB is provided.
Strollo
P J
PJ
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, USA.
Sanders
M H
MH
Atwood
C W
CW
D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome