Impact of volume targeting on efficacy of bi-level non-invasive ventilation and sleep in obesity-hypoventilation☆,☆☆
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Keywords
Obesity-hypoventilation syndrome
Positive pressure ventilation, intermittent
Sleep, sleep-disordered breathing
Transcutaneous capnography
Abbreviations
ABG
Arterial blood gases
AVAPS
Average volume-assured pressure support
BMI
Body-mass index
BPPV
Bi-level positive pressure ventilation
IPAP
Inspiratory positive airway pressure
EPAP
Expiratory positive airway pressure
MAI
Micro-arousal index
NREM
Non-rapid eye movement sleep
NPPV
Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation
OHS
Obesity-hypoventilation syndrome
ODI
Oxygen desaturation index
PSG
Polysomnography
REM
Rapid eye movement sleep
SpO2
Oxygen saturation
SDB
Sleep-disordered breathing
SFI
Sleep fragmentation index
TcPCO2
Transcutaneous carbon dioxide partial pressure
VT
Tidal volume
WASO
Wake after sleep onset
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Institution at which study was performed: Sleep Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland.
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The trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov (Title: Efficacy of average volume-assured pressure support with bi-level pressure support nocturnal ventilation; Identifier: NCT00479284).
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