Ventilation therapy for sas

Since nocturnal, non-invasive ventilation therapy is capable of efficiently treating any form of sleep-related respiratory disorder (SBAS) regardless of its cause. The approach is symptomatic, not causal, i.e. the symptoms are treated, not the cause(s). Ventilation therapy is performed in a home environment.

Ventilation therapy is a long-term therapy in which the patient uses the ventilator and mask permanently. The ventilator is adjusted during an inpatient stay in a sleep laboratory. The success of the ventilation therapy can be examined polysomnographically.

All non-invasive ventilation methods used in sleep medicine work with positive pressure. The devices take breathable air from the environment and pass it on to the patient at a higher pressure via tube and breathing mask. The ventilation system uses sensors to detect respiratory patterns or changes in the airway requiring treatment and corrects them according to a programmed algorithm.

The following therapy modalities are used:

• nCPAP (nasal continuous positive airway pressure)
• BIPAP (bilevel positive airway pressure)