Treatment of Positive Airway Pressure Treatment-Associated Respiratory Instability with Enhanced Expiratory Rebreathing Space (EERS)

摘要

Study Objectives:Hypocapnia is an important mediator of sleep-dependent respiratory instability. Positive pressure-associated ventilatory control instability results in poor control of sleep apnea and persistent sleep fragmentation. We tested the adjunctive efficacy of low volumes of dead space (enhanced expiratory rebreathing space [EERS]) using a non-vented mask to minimize sleep hypocapnia.