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Jeremy Wearn1, Bimaje Akpa2, Babak Mokhlesi3
1Sleep Medicine and Internal Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University and Portland VAMC, 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Rd, PULM3/Sleep, Portland OR 97239, USA.
Abstract:
Because of the prevalence of extreme obesity in the United States, there has been an increase in prevalence of obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS). There is limited information on the characteristics and pattern of positive airway pressure (PAP) adherence in patients with OHS compared with eucapnic patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This article discusses in detail the impact of PAP therapy on outcomes in patients with OHS, compares adherence between continuous PAP and noninvasive ventilation in OHS, and compares PAP adherence in patients with OHS to patients with moderate to severe OSA enrolled in clinical trials designed to improve CPAP adherence.
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