TY - JOUR T1 - Response to a 2 week continuous positive airway pressure trial accurately identified patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 152 LP - 152 DO - 10.1136/ebm.11.5.152 VL - 11 IS - 5 A2 - , Y1 - 2006/10/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/11/5/152.abstract N2 - Senn O, Brack T, Russi EW, et al. A continuous positive airway pressure trial as a novel approach to the diagnosis of the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Chest 2006;129:67–75.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science 
 
 Q In patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSA), does a self reported positive response to a 2 week continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) trial with >2 hours of documented CPAP use per night accurately identify patients with OSA? Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Primary care ★★★★★☆☆ Internal medicine ★★★★★☆☆ Respirology ★★★★★★☆ Design: blinded comparison of response to a 2 week CPAP trial with polysomnography. Setting: a sleep disorder centre in Zurich, Switzerland. Patients: 76 patients (mean age 52 y, 80% men) with suspected OSA (habitual snorer, complaint of daytime sleepiness, and an Epworth sleeping scale score ⩾8). Exclusion criteria included a contraindication for CPAP (unstable congestive heart failure, significant lung disease, or obesity hypoventilation); significant nasal obstruction; a history of any sleep disease and CPAP treatment; or a diagnosis of an internal medical, neurological, or psychiatric disease … ER -