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ArticleAnnals of thoracic medicine

Optimal positive airway pressure requirement and polysomnography indices of obstructive sleep apnea severity in the Saudi population.

Ahmad A Bamagoos, Shahad A Alshaynawi, Atheer S Gari, Atheer M Badawi, Mudhawi H Alhiniah, Asma A Alshahrani, Renad R Rajab, Reem K Bahaj, Faris Alhejaili, Siraj O Wali

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Article in Annals of thoracic medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07376343 (Comparative Study of CPAP Predictive Equations and In-laboratory Manual Titration in Thai Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Comparative Study of CPAP Predictive Equations and In-laboratory Manual Titration in Thai Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

TypeobservationalSponsorThammasat UniversityRan2026 to 2026Enrolled150ConditionsOSA - Obstructive Sleep ApneaArmsSleep test, Predictive equations of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
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Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ahmad A BamagoosDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine in Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Shahad A AlshaynawiFaculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Atheer S GariFaculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Atheer M BadawiFaculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mudhawi H AlhiniahFaculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Asma A AlshahraniFaculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Renad R RajabFaculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Reem K BahajFaculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Faris AlhejailiSleep Medicine and Research Centre, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Siraj O WaliSleep Medicine and Research Centre, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdulaziz University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextPositive airway pressure (PAP) is the first-line therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Overnight PAP titration for determining optimal PAP requirements is expensive and often inconvenient. Prediction of optimal PAP requirements from diagnostic polysomnography via mathematical equations is possible but variable across populations.

aimsWe aimed to (1) determine the optimal PAP requirement, (2) determine differences in optimal PAP requirements across OSA severity groups, (3) determine the relationship between optimal PAP requirement and diagnostic polysomnography measurements of OSA severity, and (4) develop a pilot equation to predict the optimal PAP requirement from diagnostic polysomnography in a sample from the Saudi population.

methodsWe analyzed records pertaining to adult OSA patients (

resultsThe median optimal PAP requirement was 13 (9-17) cmH

conclusionsThe optimal PAP requirement in the Saudi population is relatively high and directly correlated with OSA severity. Diagnostic polysomnography measurements of OSA severity predicted the optimal PAP requirement in this sample. Prospective validation is warranted.

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Automatic positive airway pressure (APAP)Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)effective pressuretherapeutic pressure

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PMID36968331
PMCPMC10034820
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