| Title |
Obstructive sleep apnea should be treated in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Sleep and Breathing, July 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11325-014-1033-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Charalampos Mermigkis, Izolde Bouloukaki, Katerina Antoniou, Georgios Papadogiannis, Ioannis Giannarakis, Georgios Varouchakis, Nikolaos Siafakas, Sophia E. Schiza |
| Abstract |
The most recent idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) guidelines include obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among the IPF-associated comorbidities. Furthermore, they recognize the paucity of studies related to continuous positive airway pressure(CPAP) treatment in this patient group and call for intensive research in this field. Our aim was to assess the effect of CPAP treatment on sleep and overall life quality parameters, morbidity, and mortality in IPF patients with OSA. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 80 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 11% |
| Researcher | 9 | 11% |
| Other | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 6 | 7% |
| Unknown | 30 | 37% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 31 | 38% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 11% |
| Psychology | 3 | 4% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 1% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 4 | 5% |
| Unknown | 32 | 40% |