Hyperinflation on chest radiograph as a marker of low adherence to positive airway pressure therapy in the overlap syndrome

• Main Authors: Theerakittikul,T., Hatipoǧlu,U.S., Aboussouan,L.S.
• 格式: Article
• 出版: Daedalus Enterprises Inc. 2015
• 主題: Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
• 在線閱讀: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84928110872&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38462

© 2014 by Daedalus Enterprises. BACKGROUND: Positive airway pressure (PAP) in subjects with both obstructive sleep apnea and COPD reduces the risk of pulmonary hypertension, death, and hospitalizations from COPD exacerbations, but adherence to the intervention is low, similar to the experience with...