Sleep and ventilation, with the PulmPEEPs

Another journal club episode featuring guest-host Dr. Kristina Montemayor of the PulmPEEPs, in conversation with Thorax education editor Dr. Christopher Turnbull, and Dr. Natalie McCleod, author of a recent journal club article focussing on the theme of ventilation and sleep. They discuss the four papers selected by Natalie, covering topics including CPAP therapy's benefit on blood pressure, and Hypoglossal nerve stimulation for obstructive sleep apnoea.

Links:

• Journal club
• Effect of CPAP therapy on blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: a worldwide individual patient data meta-analysis
• Hypoglossal nerve stimulation for obstructive sleep apnea in adults: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis
• Noninvasive Ventilation for Preoxygenation during Emergency Intubation
• Nasal high flow or noninvasive ventilation? navigating hypercapnic COPD exacerbation treatment: A randomized noninferiority clinical trial

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