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continuous positive airway pressure: a standalone construct

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continuous positiveairway pressure1 CONSTRUCTContinuous positiveSULLIVAN · RESPIRATORY

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Respiratory engineering

treatment that keeps the upper airway open during sleep by delivering a steady positive pressure through the nose.

In respiratory engineering, continuous positive airway pressure refers to treatment that keeps the upper airway open during sleep by delivering a steady positive pressure through the nose. This meaning comes from Sullivan (1981) in The Lancet.[1]

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pressure6 fields · 13 citationsjingle · one name, six constructstreatment1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

  1. Sullivan, C., Berthon-Jones, M., Issa, F., & Eves, L. (1981). Reversal of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea by Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Applied Through the Nares. The Lancet, 317(8225), 862-865. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(81)92140-1

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