Effect of chronic continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy on upper airway size in patients with sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome

BACKGROUND: There is evidence to suggest that chronic continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy may produce reversible changes in upper airway morphology and function in patients with sleep apnoea/hypopnoea. This study was designed to examine the effect of chronic CPAP therapy on upper airw...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Thorax 1996-02, Vol.51 (2), p.190-192
Hauptverfasser:	Mortimore, I. L., Kochhar, P., Douglas, N. J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Cephalometry Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Non tumoral diseases Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Pharynx - pathology Positive-Pressure Respiration Prone Position Sleep Apnea Syndromes - pathology Sleep Apnea Syndromes - therapy Supine Position Time Factors Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology
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