Articles tagged with Titration
Autonomous oxygen titration increased the proportion of time spent in normoxemia and decreased time spent in hypoxemia compared to usual care. The intervention safely increased targeted normoxemia range time in acutely ill adults.
A randomized clinical trial found that self-monitoring and physician-guided titration of antihypertensive medications reduced postpartum blood pressure compared to usual care. The study involved 220 participants in the UK and showed promising results for long-term blood pressure control.
A new study in CHEST journal demonstrates that mandibular movement monitoring can assess the efficacy of oral appliances treating obstructive sleep apnea. Patients showed a reduction in respiratory effort, apnea-hypopnea index scores, and oxygen desaturation index.
Chemists at the University of Texas at Arlington have developed a new method to quantify water content in solid pharmaceutical drugs, which is faster, cheaper, and more accurate than Karl Fischer titration. The new method uses headspace gas chromatography with ionic liquids and can analyze samples in just 10 minutes.
The guidelines aim to increase the effectiveness of PAP devices in treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by providing standardized methods for titration. The recommendations include adequate education, careful mask fitting, and acclimatization before titration, as well as limits on CPAP device water levels.