ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2025
The influence of an innovative inspiratory pressure relief accessory on continuous positive airway pressure profiles in a laboratory bench setting.
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- Safety principles of lowering inspiratory pressure.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2026Article
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objectivesDespite its efficacy, long-term adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) hovers around 50%. The V-Com (SleepRes, Murfreesboro, TN), an inspiratory pressure relief (IPR) accessory, claims to improve comfort by decreasing inspiratory pressures. We aim to independently assess its impact on fixed CPAP settings in a laboratory bench model.
methodsAn ASL-5000 Breathing simulator (IngMar Medical, Pittsburgh, PA) with normal lung settings was employed. A ResMed AirSense 11 device was connected to ASL-5000 through a React Health Rio II exhalation vent and an elbow adapter. Mean inspiratory and expiratory pressures were measured at fixed CPAP settings (4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20 cm H
resultsWith 1 IPR, mean inspiratory pressures decreased significantly from the baseline pressures (
conclusionsThis IPR accessory decreases inspiratory pressures but only marginally reduces expiratory pressures in this laboratory bench model. Two IPR units further decrease both inspiratory and expiratory pressures. CITATION: Sleeper GP, Catullo KA, Chen P-L, Patil SP, Strohl KP, Chiang AA. The influence of an innovative inspiratory pressure relief accessory on continuous positive airway pressure profiles in a laboratory bench setting.
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