Evaluation of the auto continuous positive airway pressure efficacy by upper airway pressure measurement

Intraocular Pressure during Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Snoring detection during auto-nasal continuous positive airway pressure.

A bench study using an artificial lung model was performed to evaluate the snoring detection sensitivity of six (commercially available) auto-nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) devices. Snoring was simulated by a loudspeaker connected to the lung model and abruptly activated during 1 s of each inspiratory period to induce pressure oscillation. The oscillation frequencies chosen w...

The Efficacy of a Protocolized Nursing Care on Nasal Skin Breakdown in Preterm Neonates Receiving Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Background: Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) is an effective method of ventilation in newborns with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Using an appropriate nasal skin care protocol is identical to prevention or reduction of nasal skin breakdown in those who receive NCPAP. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of an evidence-based clinical care protocol on nasal sk...

Effects of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

3 Anne Bernier, Céline Catelin, Mohamed Amine Hadj Ahmed, Nathalie Samson, 4 Pauline Bonneau, Jean-Paul Praud 5 6 Neonatal Respiratory Research Unit, Departments of Pediatrics and Physiology 7 Neonatalogy Division, Department of Pediatrics 8 Université de Sherbrooke, QC, Canada – J1H 5N4 9 10 Short title: Nasal CPAP and nutritive swallowing 11 12 13 Address for correspondence and proofs: 14 Jea...

Predictors of continuous positive airway pressure adherence

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the leading treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), a prevalent disorder of breathing in sleep strongly associated with obesity. OSA has serious adverse health, social and community effects arising from disturbed breathing, loud snoring, poor quality sleep and cardiovascular sequelae. When used appropriately, CPAP treatment is highly effective...