Urgent Need to Improve PAP Management: The Devil Is in Two (Fixable) Details.

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Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Auto-adjusting positive airway pressure: the fine line between engineering and medicine.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025
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2. Consumer sleep technology use in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea: does it have a role in monitoring treatment response?Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2025
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3. Investigation and management of residual sleepiness in CPAP-treated patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: the European view.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2022
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4. APAP, BPAP, CPAP, and New Modes of Positive Airway Pressure Therapy.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2022
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5. Use of the WatchPAT to detect occult residual sleep-disordered breathing in patients on CPAP for obstructive sleep apnea.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2020
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6. Consumer sleep technology: accuracy and impact on behavior among healthy individuals.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2020
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7. Artificial intelligence in sleep medicine: background and implications for clinicians.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2020
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8. What is the remaining status of adaptive servo-ventilation? The results of a real-life multicenter study (OTRLASV-study) : Adaptive servo-ventilation in real-life conditions.Respiratory research · 2019
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9. The Respiratory Signature: A Novel Concept to Leverage Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy as an Early Warning System for Exacerbations of Common Diseases such as Heart Failure.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2019
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10. Oximetry Monitoring Recommended During PAP Initiation for Sleep Apnea in Patients With Obesity or Nocturnal Hypoxemia.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2018
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11. Sleep Disturbances as a Risk Factor for Stroke.Journal of stroke · 2018
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