Ventilatory support and pharmacological treatment of patients with central apnoea or hypoventilation during sleep

Ventilatory support and pharmacological treatment of patients with central apnoea or hypoventilation during sleep

The concept of central sleep apnoea or hypoventilation encompasses hypercapnic central hypoventilation, such as obesity hypoventilation syndrome and eucapnic or hypocapnic central sleep apnoea. Among subjects with eucapnic or hypocapnic central sleep apnoea, several therapeutic options are available...

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Main Authors: D. Pevernagie, J. P. Janssens, W. De Backer, M. Elliott, J. Pepperell, S. Andreas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2007-12-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
Subjects:
Bi-level positive airway pressure
central sleep apnoea
continuous positive airway pressure
hypoventilation
pharmacological treatment
sleep-disordered breathing
Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/full/16/106/115

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