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.