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Nasal resistance and OSA.

1 Dr. (Specialist) 2 Dr. (Instructor in Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Istanbul University, School of Medicine, Turkey) Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Istanbul University, School of Medicine, Turkey. Corresponding author: Murat Enoz Address: Oruc Reis Mah. Albayrak. Cad. No:59 34235 Esenler / Istanbul Turkey Phone: +905554293937 Fax: +902123439043 Email: ...

Nasal CPAP in OSA

N asal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the primary treatment for symptomatic patients with obstructive sleep apnoeahypopnoea (OSAH). The best method for determining the optimal CPAP pressure is an ongoing subject of scrutiny. Both the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American Thoracic Society recommend supervised CPAP titration during overnight polysomnography, based on ...

DRAFT OSA Handbook : The Science

OSA and Pulmonary Hypertension

ABBREVIATIONS : AHI 5 apnea-hypopnea index ; BNP 5 B-type natriuretic peptide ; CRP 5 C-reactive protein ; CSA 5 central sleep apnea ; CSR 5 Cheyne-Stokes respiration ; CTEPH 5 chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension ; IPAH 5 idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension ; LV 5 left ventricular ; mPAP 5 mean pulmonary artery pressure ; NPV 5 negative predictive value ; OHS 5 obesity hypovent...

Intraoperative BiPAP in OSA Patients.

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) is characterized by recurrent episodes of partial or complete upper airway obstructions during sleep. Severe OSA presents with a number of challenges to the anesthesiologist, the most life threatening being loss of the airway. We are reporting a case where we successfully used intraoperative bi level positive pressure ventilation (BiPAP) with moderate seda...