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ReviewCanadian respiratory journal2019

Practical Aspects of Interface Application in CPAP Treatment.

Adel Bachour, Heidi Avellan-Hietanen, Tuula Palotie, Paula Virkkula

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Review in Canadian respiratory journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Adel BachourSleep Unit, Heart and Lung Centre, Helsinki University Hospital, Clinicum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-7367-6613
Heidi Avellan-HietanenSleep Unit, Heart and Lung Centre, Helsinki University Hospital, Clinicum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-4307-1418
Tuula PalotieOral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Hospital and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Clinicum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-0968-9479
Paula VirkkulaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-4224-5201

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is an effective first-line therapy for sleep apnea, CPAP fails in one third of patients mainly due to poor adherence to the CPAP device and masks. The role of the medical team is to guide the patient in choosing the best mask, thus insuring good CPAP therapy adherence. Once a suitable mask is found, the brand of the mask does not affect patient satisfaction or CPAP adherence. For the majority of patients, nasal masks are by far more suitable than oronasal masks. Orosanal masks are indicated in case of nasal stuffiness or when an air leak manifests through the mouth. Re-evaluation of the efficacy of CPAP therapy is recommended when switching to oronasal masks.

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MasksContinuous Positive Airway PressureHumansPatient Satisfaction

Identifiers

PMID31781315
PMCPMC6874967

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