Is bilevel PAP more effective than CPAP in treating hypercapnic obese patients with COPD and severe OSA?

J Clin Sleep Med. 2022 Jan 1;18(1):5-7. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9710.

Authors

Nathan C Nowalk¹, Julie M Neborak¹, Babak Mokhlesi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
² Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

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MeSH terms

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Humans
Obesity / complications
Obesity / therapy
Polysomnography
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive* / complications
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive* / therapy
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / complications
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / therapy