Automatic bilevel ventilation in sleep-disordered breathing: A real-life experience in southern Italy

Pierpaolo Baiamonte (Palermo, Italy), Pierpaolo Baiamonte, Claudia I. Gruttad’Auria, Emilia Mazzuca, Alessandra Castrogiovanni, Mario Spatafora, Maria R. Bonsignore

Source: International Congress 2016 – Treatment options for obstructive sleep apnoea and obesity hypoventilation
Session: Treatment options for obstructive sleep apnoea and obesity hypoventilation
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3425
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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Pierpaolo Baiamonte (Palermo, Italy), Pierpaolo Baiamonte, Claudia I. Gruttad’Auria, Emilia Mazzuca, Alessandra Castrogiovanni, Mario Spatafora, Maria R. Bonsignore. Automatic bilevel ventilation in sleep-disordered breathing: A real-life experience in southern Italy. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 3425

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