BACKGROUND: Positive airway pressure (PAP) is the accepted standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. In the last decades, automatic PAP (APAP) adjustment modes have been increasingly used. Pressure auto adjustment offers better comfort to the patient and represents a valuable help for the clinician to provide optimal treatment. However, device performance differs among manufacturers. Furthermore, the success of the therapy relies greatly on unintentional air leak (UAL) level for many reasons, hence the importance to investigate the performance of the most common devices. The aim of this study was to compare the performance of 3 APAP devices from the most common manufacturers in specific conditions (obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea, hypopnea), with and without UAL. METHODS: This was a bench test study. Performance tests were conducted on a breathing simulator using a Starling resistor, representing the upper airways, and an adjustable UAL valve. Three APAP devices (AirSense 10, DreamStation, and Prisma 20A) were tested in different scenarios. RESULTS: Without UAL, performance of the 3 devices was similar to existing literature. However, performance was altered with the addition of UAL in some scenario. The AirSense 10 was not able to respond correctly to obstructive apnea (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] 0.021, P 5 .61) and hypopnea (ICC 0.059, P 5 .26). Prisma 20A lowest performance was seen during simulated obstructive apnea (ICC 0.708, P < .001). DreamStation lowest performance was seen during simulated hypopnea events (ICC 0.755, P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: All 3 APAP devices reacted differently to the added UAL. Performance was altered with some devices, which could affect the therapy success in patients with sleep apnea syndrome. The variability of performance of some APAP devices with UAL should make clinicians evaluate their use in a home setting.
BackgroundCPAP is the first line treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Recently, the use of added filters has been debated following the field safety notice of Philips Respironics™ on potential health risks due to foam degradation used in their ventilators. However, the added resistance of filters has never been analyzed.ObjectivesThe primary aim was to investigate the impact of four different filters on APAP mode performance with and without added unintentional air leaks (UIAL) with two simulated respiratory events. The secondary aim was to assess the pressure drop due to the increased filter resistance at different fixed CPAP pressure levels.MethodThis is a bench study. Performance tests were performed on a breathing simulator (ASL 5000™) with a DreamStation™ device. To assess the combined effect of UIAL, a controlled valve was added to the setup.ResultsWithout UIAL, the algorithm was able to detect respiratory events and increase pressure level consequently. In the presence of UIAL, the device's response to simulated events was affected. In fixed CPAP mode, the median measured end-expiratory pressure was 6.2 to 10.0% (p < 0.001) below the set pressure with the additional filters. Additional UIAL severely impacted the delivered pressure with a median reduction up to 28.3% (p < 0.001) to the set pressure.ConclusionDespite a slight pressure drop, the APAP algorithm still performed with additional filters when UIAL were avoided. However, the combined effect of added filter resistance and UIAL severely impacted APAP performance and effectively delivered set pressure.
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