Effect of compliance to continuous positive airway pressure on exacerbations, lung function and symptoms in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obstructive sleep apnea (overlap syndrome).
Athanasios VoulgarisKostas ArchontogeorgisStavros AnevlavisMichail FanaridisMarios E FroudarakisSofia SchizaPaschalis SteiropoulosPublished in: The clinical respiratory journal (2023)
When compared to poorly compliant patients, OS patients with good CPAP compliance had a lower number of AECOPD and showed improved lung function and COPD related symptoms.
Keyphrases
- lung function
- obstructive sleep apnea
- positive airway pressure
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- cystic fibrosis
- air pollution
- sleep apnea
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- depressive symptoms
- patient reported outcomes
- physical activity
- patient reported