TY  - JOUR
AU  - Zhang, Dongmei
AU  - Luo, Jinmei
AU  - Qiao, Yixian
AU  - Xiao, Yi
PY  - 2016
TI  - Continuous positive airway pressure therapy in non-sleepy patients with obstructive sleep apnea: results of a meta-analysis
JF  - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 8, No 10 (October 01, 2016): Journal of Thoracic Disease
Y2  - 2016
KW  - 
N2  - Background: Although continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has become the first line of therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), it remains controversial whether non-sleepy patients could benefit from CPAP treatment.  Methods: We searched the online databases Medline, Embase, the Cochrane library and the Cochrane Central Registry of Controlled Trials to select eligible control trials, including non-sleepy OSA patients and those patients treated by CPAP or either sham CPAP or no CPAP.   Results: Seven eligible studies (1,541 patients) were included. The pooled estimates of the mean changes after CPAP treatment for the systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were −0.51 mmHg (95% CI, −3.39 to 2.38 mmHg; P=0.73) and −0.92 mmHg (95% CI, −1.39 to −0.46 mmHg; P
UR  - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/9753