Obstructive sleep apnoea in the adult – Related resources
08.02.2012 • Sonuncu dəyişiklik 17.06.2014
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Cochrane reviews
- There is insufficient evidence on the effect of drug therapy in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea .
- Auto-CPAP may improve patient compliance with continuous positive airways pressure therapy in obstructive sleep apnoea compared to fixed pressure devices .
There is insufficient evidence on the efficacy of oral appliances and functional orthopaedic appliances for obstructive sleep apnoea in children .
- 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 .
- 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 .
Other evidence summaries
- 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 .
Clinical guidelines
- Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). Management of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome in adults. Guideline No. 73, 2003
Literature
- Basner RC. Continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnea. N Engl J Med 2007 Apr 26;356(17):1751-8.
- 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.
- Yetkin O, Kunter E, Gunen H. CPAP compliance in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Sleep Breath 2008 Nov;12(4):365-7.