Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4215713 Revue des Maladies Respiratoires Actualités 2014 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
Noninvasive ventilation alters sleep quality due to patient ventilator asynchronies causing leaks. Each type of apnea (glottis apnea, non-glottic apnea, obstructive apnea, central apnea etc.) is followed by micro-arousals that destroy the sleep structure and result in desaturations.
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