BiPAP-ST mode and indications: when a backup rate is essential

BiPAP-ST mode and indications: when a backup rate is essential

Most bilevel positive-pressure therapy sold in India is BiPAP-S — the spontaneous mode, where the machine follows the patient’s breath trigger. Each IPAP begins when the patient starts to inhale; each EPAP begins when the patient exhales. When the patient stops breathing, the machine waits. For obstructive sleep apnea patients with intact respiratory drive, that

APAP algorithms compared — ResMed AutoSet, Philips Auto, BMC Auto, DreamStation, AirSense

APAP algorithms compared — ResMed AutoSet, Philips Auto, BMC Auto, DreamStation, AirSense

An auto-titrating CPAP delivers pressure that varies breath-by-breath within a prescribed range, guided by the device’s detection of flow limitation, snoring, and apnea events. The same patient on the same night, running two different APAPs within the same pressure range, will experience different average pressure, different 95th-percentile pressure, different residual AHI, and different flow-limitation control.