Mortality of sleep apnoea patients treated by nasal continuous positive airway pressure registered in the ANTADIR observatory. Association Nationale pour le Traitement A Domicile de l'Insuffisance Respiratoire chronique.

The aim of this study was to examine risk factors for and causes of mortality in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) treated by nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Univariate and multivariate analyses of the data on patients registered in the Association Nationale pour le Traitement A Domicile de l'Insuffisance Respiratoire chronique (ANTADIR) Observatory between January 1, 1985 and December 31, 1993 and followed to January 1, 1996. Survival ratios were compared to those of the French population.

[Palliative treatment of patients in terminal phase. Experience at the Unité de Soins Palliatifs of the Hôpital International de l'Université de Paris].

The development of palliative care is relatively new in France. This study analyzed our observations made in the Palliative Care unit of the Hopital International de l'Université de Paris. The most common complaints were: being bedridden (38%), pain (23%), dyspnea (10%), intestinal irregularities (10%).