Contribution of Hospital-Based Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Titration to the Treatment of Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) Patients
Abir Bouhamdi, Loubna Boumekrat, Hind Bourkhime, Yassine Chefchaou, Sanae Labyad, Meryem Benjelloun, Mounia Serraj, Bouchra Amara, Mohamed Chakib Benjelloun, Mohamed El Biaze · 2024
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Abir Bouhamdi and co-authors published this sleep study in 2024. It asks how much hospital-based fitting of CPAP gear helps people with hard sleep apnea, a state where breath stops again and again at night. CPAP blows a soft stream of air that keeps the throat open. Getting the pressure right takes a night of close watch.
The team looked back at the records of sixty-nine patients, most of them women, who had the fitting done in hospital. After fitting, scores for stopped breath and drops in blood oxygen fell, and sleep grew longer and more sound. A third of the patients still needed a stronger mode, such as a two-level machine. The authors say in-hospital fitting is worth its cost, since it tailors care and picks out those who need more help.
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| CREATOR | Abir Bouhamdi, Loubna Boumekrat, Hind Bourkhime, Yassine Chefchaou, Sanae Labyad, Meryem Benjelloun, Mounia Serraj, Bouchra Amara, Mohamed Chakib Benjelloun, Mohamed El Biaze |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |