Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in the Adult - Related Resources

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There is insufficient evidence on the effect of drug therapy in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea Drug Treatments for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.
Auto-CPAP may improve patient compliance with continuous positive airways pressure therapy in obstructive sleep apnoea compared to fixed pressure devices Pressure Modification for Improving Usage of Cpap Machines for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.
Supportive interventions offered on an ongoing basis, educational interventions, as well as cognitive behavioural therapy may increase CPAP machine usage in CPAP-naive people with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea Interventions to Improve Usage of Cpap Machines in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.
Nasal pillows or the Oracle oral mask may be useful alternatives when a patient is unable to tolerate conventional nasal masks for obstructive sleep apnoea Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Delivery Interfaces for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) causes a small but significant decrease in 24-hour arterial mean blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome Impact of Cpap on Blood Pressure in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). Management of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome in adults. Guideline No. 73, 2003 http://www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/fulltext/73/index.html

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Diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea - a health technology assessment. Copenhagen: Danish Centre for Evaluation and Health Technology Assessment (DACEHTA), 2006
Botros N, Concato J, Mohsenin V, Selim B, Doctor K, Yaggi HK. Obstructive sleep apnea as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. Am J Med 2009 Dec;122(12):1122-7. [PubMed]
Yetkin O, Kunter E, Gunen H. CPAP compliance in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Sleep Breath 2008 Nov;12(4):365-7. [PubMed]

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