Usability evaluation of a novel compact pneumatic compression device for the treatment of lymphoedema: Pilot study.

Objective: To perform a preliminary usability evaluation of a novel, compact pneumatic compression device in patients with lymphoedema.

Methods: This open-label, single-arm trial had two phases: the first focused on the fitting of the pneumatic compression device (Aria Free, Aria Health, San Diego CA, USA) and the second focused on evaluating the comfort of the entire system during a 45-min usage period. Both phases were conducted in a monitored clinical environment.

Treating Chronic Hypoventilation With Automatic Adjustable Versus Fixed EPAP Intelligent Volume-Assured Positive Airway Pressure Support (iVAPS): A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objectives: New noninvasive ventilation (NIV) modes can automatically adjust pressure support settings to deliver effective ventilation in response to varying ventilation demands. It is recommended that fixed expiratory positive airway pressure (FixedEPAP) is determined by attended laboratory polysomnographic (PSG) titration. This study investigated whether automatically determined EPAP (AutoEPAP) was noninferior to FixedEPAP for the control of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) during intelligent volume-assured pressure support (iVAPS) treatment of chronic hypoventilation.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Women: Specific Issues and Interventions.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has traditionally been seen as a male disease. However, the importance of OSA in women is increasingly being recognized, along with a number of significant gender-related differences in the symptoms, diagnosis, consequences, and treatment of OSA. Women tend to have less severe OSA than males, with a lower apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and shorter apneas and hypopneas.

Novel Approach to Simulate Sleep Apnea Patients for Evaluating Positive Pressure Therapy Devices.

Bench testing is a useful method to characterize the response of different automatic positive airway pressure (APAP) devices under well-controlled conditions. However, previous models did not consider the diversity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients' characteristics and phenotypes. The objective of this proof-of-concept study was to design a new bench test for realistically simulating an OSA patient's night, and to implement a one-night example of a typical female phenotype for comparing responses to several currently-available APAP devices.

Study of a Novel APAP Algorithm for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Women.

Study Objectives: To assess the efficacy of a novel female-specific autotitrating continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) algorithm (AutoSet for her, AfH) in premenopausal women relative to a standard autotitrating algorithm (AutoSet, S9) (ResMed Ltd., Bella Vista, New South Wales, Australia).

Design: Prospective randomised crossover noninferiority trial.