Effectiveness of short-term NIPPV in the management of patients with severe OSA and REM hypoventilation

Sleep. 1993 Dec;16(8 Suppl):S115-6; discussion S116-7. doi: 10.1093/sleep/16.suppl_8.s115.

Authors

A J Piper¹, L Laks, C E Sullivan

Affiliation

¹ Sleep Disorders Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.

PMID: 8177997
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/16.suppl_8.s115

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Carbon Dioxide / blood
Humans
Hypercapnia / therapy
Hypoventilation / therapy
Middle Aged
Oxygen Consumption
Polysomnography
Positive-Pressure Respiration / methods*
Respiration, Artificial / statistics & numerical data*
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / diagnosis
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / therapy*
Sleep, REM*
Treatment Outcome
Ventilators, Negative-Pressure / statistics & numerical data*

Substances

Carbon Dioxide