Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased morbidity and
mortality, and decreased quality of life. Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (…

We conducted a structured literature search of MEDLINE and the Cochrane Database of
Systematic Reviews for “obstructive sleep apnea” or “sleep apnea,” in addition to targeted …

Background: Reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute upper respiratory tract
infections (AURIs) requires a better understanding of the factors associated with this practice. …

Background: To examine the association between the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
and nocturnal hypoxemia with incident cancer. Methods: This was a multicenter …

Background Detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
RNA is completed through reverse transcriptase-PCR (RT-PCR) from either oropharyngeal or …

BACKGROUND: Increasing numbers of individuals are being initiated on home mechanical
ventilation, including noninvasive (bi-level) and invasive mechanical ventilation delivered …

Here we describe a clinical approach and differential diagnosis for chronic muscle diseases
which include early respiratory failure as a prominent feature in their presentation (ie …

Background The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the management of ambulatory care
sensitive conditions (ACSCs) remains unknown. Objectives To compare observed and …

Neuromuscular ventilatory weakness can be difficult to recognize because the symptoms
can be nocturnal, nonspecific, or attributed to other conditions. The presence of respiratory …

Rationale: Hypoxemia in obese patients is likely to be associated with a high prevalence of
sleep-disordered breathing. Supplemental oxygen is commonly used to treat chronic …