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Effectiveness of a lightweight portable auto-CPAP device for the treatment of sleep apnea during high altitude stages of the Dakar Rally: a case report

Sleep-related breathing disturbances are exacerbated at altitude in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). The objective of this case report was to determine if a portable auto-CPAP device effectively treated sleep apnea across different altitudes. We report the severity of sleep apnea from 60...

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Autores principales: Lebret, Marius, Wuyam, Bernard, Bertrand, Dominique, Chaudot, Christiane, Pépin, Jean-Louis, Borel, Jean-Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Brazilian Association of Sleep and Latin American Federation of Sleep 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6056067/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30083301
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1984-0063.20180023