CPAP for obstructive sleep apnoea
CPAP para la apnea del sueño
- Date
- 1980-1981 · confidence high
- Place
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Credited to
- Colin Sullivan
- People
- 👤 Colin Sullivan1945–
- Field
- Life & health
What it is
A nasal mask connected to a compressor that keeps the airway open with continuous positive pressure during sleep. It became the standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea.
What it led to
- treatment of sleep apnoea
- the respiratory-device industry (ResMed)