THERAPEUTIC APPROACH OF RESPIRATORY SLEEP DISORDERS TREATMENT WITH NON-INVASIVE VENTILATION (CPAP, BiPAP AND AUTO-CPAP)

Abstract

Continuous positive airway pressure has proved to be the most efficient way of treatment for respiratory sleep disorders. The device called CPAP is connected to a patient by means of a flexible tube conducting the delivered air up to a mask tightly attached to the nose of the patient. The patients with severe or symptomatic moderate sleep respiratory disturbance easily adhere to this form of treatment. This adhesion can be improved with simple attitudes in some cases. The complications are predictable and uncommon. Some other kinds of positive pressure can be better tolerate and more efficient in the treatment of primary or secondary alveolar hypoventilation and central apneas.