Treatment for chronic respiratory failure has advanced since the introduction of domiciliary non-invasive ventilatory devices. This has given a new light of hope for patients with chronic respiratory failure secondary to various causes. We report a series of patients with respiratory failure of different origins and types of management that they received. Four patients received bilevel positive...

In some conditions continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or bilevel positive airway pressure (BIPAP) therapy alone fails to provide satisfactory oxygenation. In these situations oxygen (O2) is often being added to CPAP/BIPAP mask or hose. Central sleep apnea and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are often present along with other chronic conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary diseas...

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is the treatment of choice for most patients with the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome. CPAP therapy is mainly used to improve daytime function but increasingly some centres are using CPAP to attempt to decrease cardiovascular risk. CPAP can be one of the most eVective forms of therapy in modern medicine. However, not all patients find this ther...

Background: Preterm birth (PTB) is a worldwide health problem and remains the leading cause of prenatal morbidity mortality. In industrialized countries, preterm delivery responsible for 70% mortality 75% cases during neonatal period, contributing to significant long-term neurodevelopment problems, pulmonary dysfunction, visual impairment. Objective: Evaluation nurses' practice about Neonatal C...

The purpose of this presentation is to provide a progress report and preliminary data pertaining to a study designed to test the efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in reducing hypernasality.

Objective: Research was conducted to examine benefits to using non-invasive ventilation (NIV) or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) early in the treatment of respiratory distress caused by pulmonary edema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. Limitations to successful NIV and CPAP therapy were evaluated to determine how prolonged initiation of treatment may lead to h...

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduced the need for invasive mechanical ventilation in adults admitted to hospital with acute respiratory failure due covid-19, a trial has found.1 The Recovery Respiratory Support compared CPAP, high flow nasal oxygenation (HFNO), and conventional oxygen therapy among inpatients covid-19 who required therapy, looking at rates of tracheal intubation ...

Although continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is considered to represent the standard treatment for patients with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS), poor treatment compliance and/or refusal is an issue in ,20–30% of these

BACKGROUND A simple method for effective bronchodilator aerosol delivery while administering continuing continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) would be useful in patients with severe bronchial obstruction. OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of bronchodilator aerosol delivery during CPAP generated by the Boussignac CPAP system and its optimal humidification system. METHODS First we a...

Study Background: Low patient adherence to nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) limits treatment effectiveness. A wide variety of CPAP adherence intervention studies have been performed to date, with many showing some improvement in CPAP adherence. Better understanding of the theoretical foundations, specific behavioral change techniques, and modes of intervention delivery can help ...