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A technique of respiratory therapy, in either spontaneously breathing or mechanically ventilated patients, in which airway pressure is maintained above atmospheric pressure throughout the respiratory cycle by pressurization of the ventilatory circuit. (On-Line Medical Dictionary [Internet]. Newcastle upon Tyne(UK): The University Dept. of Medical Oncology: The CancerWEB Project; c1997-2003 [cited 2003 Apr 17]. Available from: http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/)

Also Known As:

APRV Ventilation Mode; Bilevel Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; Biphasic Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; CPAP Ventilation; Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; nCPAP Ventilation; APRV Ventilation Modes; Ventilation Mode, APRV; Ventilation Modes, APRV; Ventilation, CPAP; Ventilation, nCPAP; Airway Pressure Release Ventilation

Networked: 1980 relevant articles (207 outcomes, 321 trials/studies) for this Therapy, Comments

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Therapeutics: 6904
- Respiratory Therapy: 495
  - Artificial Respiration: 8745
    - Positive-Pressure Respiration: 2763
      - Continuous Positive Airway Pressure: 1980

Experts

1.	Weaver, Terri E: 12 articles (07/2010 - 09/2003)
2.	Bradley, T Douglas: 12 articles (04/2010 - 03/2003)
3.	Grunstein, Ronald R: 9 articles (04/2010 - 10/2004)
4.	Ancoli-Israel, Sonia: 9 articles (12/2009 - 01/2003)
5.	Morgenthaler, Timothy I: 9 articles (02/2009 - 09/2006)
6.	Floras, John S: 9 articles (01/2009 - 03/2003)
7.	Dimsdale, Joel E: 9 articles (06/2007 - 12/2002)
8.	Guilleminault, Christian: 8 articles (02/2010 - 01/2004)
9.	Loredo, Jose S: 8 articles (12/2009 - 12/2002)
10.	Somers, Virend K: 8 articles (07/2009 - 10/2003)

Related Diseases

1.	Obstructive Sleep Apnea 07/01/1999 - "STUDY OBJECTIVES: Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) is the most common treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults, and it has been effective in the treatment of OSA in children. " 07/01/2010 - "Application of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is effective in most of the patients and attenuates cardiodepressive hemodynamic effects of obstructive sleep apnea." 01/01/2009 - "OBJECTIVE: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) applied via a tight-fitting mask is the most effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and has potential to improve the cardiovascular prognosis in such patients. " 06/01/2007 - "Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is an effective treatment for most patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), improving sleepiness, cognitive function and mood. " 12/15/2005 - "CONCLUSIONS: Nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy is highly effective for the treatment of the obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome, whereas AOP has no significant effect." Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Sleep Apnea Syndromes (Sleep Apnea) 09/01/1999 - "Previous studies on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment usually reported significant improvement in mood symptoms in patients with sleep apnea, but most of them did not consider the placebo effect of CPAP. " 03/01/1992 - "Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) was the treatment most often used by severe sleep apnea patients, and this improved daytime alertness in 84% of the patients. " 10/01/1993 - "Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has proven to be a safe, effective treatment for sleep apnea patients. " 12/01/1997 - "We demonstrated in a previous study that excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in patients who have sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) and are undergoing continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment improved differently in two groups of patients: in group I, multiple sleep latency tests (MSLT) were normalized after 50 days of treatment (individual value > 10 minutes), whereas they remained low (individual value < 10 minutes) in group II, with a significant difference between groups. " 03/01/2000 - "RESULTS: Mean reported educational level was grade 12, and mean reading level was between grade 7 and 8. Using video significantly improved only two areas of knowledge for low-level (below grade 8) readers: defining sleep apnea (66% vs 43%) and identifying what continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) does for the patient (94% vs 78%). " Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Apnea 09/01/1995 - "Successful treatment of apnea by nasal continuous positive airway pressure dramatically reduced the movements during sleep (from 88.2 to 1.9 per hour). " 01/01/1983 - "Application of nasal continuous positive airway pressure through a modified nasal nitrous mask using a ball-valve resistor resulted in reduction of occlusive apnea to 1.17 episodes per hour of sleep and marked improvement in the quality of sleep." 02/01/2008 - "With the vagal nerve stimulator back on, continuous positive airway pressure treatment was effective in normalizing the apnea-hypopnea index. " 03/01/2007 - "OSA, consisting of apneas or hypopneas associated with respiratory efforts in the face of upper airway narrowing or collapse, is a common disorder that can be effectively treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). " 10/01/2001 - "Methylaxanthines and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure form the mainstay of treatment of apnea in neonates. " Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Heart Failure 01/01/2002 - "On the other hand, recent studies indicate that successful treatment of either type of SA with continuous positive airway pressure in patients with CHF results in objective and subjective improvement in the severity of heart failure increases in left ventricular ejection fraction, and reductions in sympathetic nervous system activity. " 11/01/1998 - "Efficacy of nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy in chronic heart failure: importance of underlying cardiac rhythm." 12/01/1996 - "Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduces the work of breathing in congestive cardiac failure (CCF) during short-term application, and chronic therapy has been reported to improve left ventricular function and sleep quality. " 11/01/2008 - "BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to study the effect of 6 months of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in community heart failure (HF) patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). " 05/01/2007 - "Auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure therapy in patients with chronic heart failure and obstructive sleep apnoea: a randomized placebo-controlled trial." Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	Pulmonary Edema 12/01/2008 - "After emergency endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation with continuous positive airway pressure, the pulmonary edema resolved completely and the patient recovered. " 08/01/2000 - "We report a case of reexpansion pulmonary edema after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery treated successfully with continuous positive airway pressure." 04/01/2009 - "PURPOSE: Non-invasive continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is effective in reducing intubation rate and mortality of patient with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (ACPE). " 12/01/2007 - "BACKGROUND: The addition of both noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure (n-CPAP) or noninvasive intermittent positive pressure ventilation (n-IPPV) to medical treatment has been shown to improve the outcome of patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (ACPE). " 05/01/2004 - "CONCLUSION: Noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure promotes early clinical improvement in elderly patients attending emergency departments for a severe pulmonary edema, but only reduces early 48-h mortality." Order ALL the reference details at left...

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Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
2.	Tracheostomy
3.	Artificial Respiration (Mechanical Ventilation)
4.	Positive-Pressure Respiration (PEEP)
5.	Aftercare (After-Treatment)

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