Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation as an airway clearance technique in subjects with chronic obstructive airway diseases

G Reychler, E Debier, O Contal, N Audag - Respiratory care, 2018 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Airway clearance techniques are regularly proposed as a part of the
treatment in chronic obstructive airway diseases. Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV) is …

Monitoring of noninvasive ventilation by built-in software of home bilevel ventilators: a bench study

O Contal, L Vignaux, C Combescure, JL Pepin, P Jolliet… - Chest, 2012 - Elsevier
Background Current bilevel positive-pressure ventilators for home noninvasive ventilation (NIV)
provide physicians with software that records items important for patient monitoring, such …

[HTML][HTML] Respiratory weakness after mechanical ventilation is associated with one-year mortality-a prospective study

…, A Poncet, T Bonnevie, FE Gravier, B Lamia, O Contal - Critical Care, 2016 - Springer
Background Diaphragm dysfunction in mechanically ventilated patients is associated with
poor outcome. Maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) can be used to evaluate inspiratory muscle …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of exercise intensity during four early rehabilitation techniques in sedated and ventilated patients in ICU: A randomised cross-over trial

…, FE Gravier, E Dupuis Lozeron, E Frenoy, O Contal… - Critical care, 2018 - Springer
Background In the ICU, out-of-bed rehabilitation is often delayed and in-bed exercises are
generally low-intensity. Since the majority of rehabilitation is carried out in bed, it is essential …

Impact of different backup respiratory rates on the efficacy of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in obesity hypoventilation syndrome: a randomized trial

O Contal, D Adler, JC Borel, F Espa, S Perrig… - Chest, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Unintentional leaks, patient-ventilatory asynchrony, and obstructive or central
events (either residual or induced by noninvasive positive pressure ventilation [NPPV]) occur …

Reliability of apnea-hypopnea index measured by a home bi-level pressure support ventilator versus a polysomnographic assessment

M Georges, D Adler, O Contal, F Espa, S Perrig… - Respiratory …, 2015 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Ventilators designed for home care provide clinicians with built-in software
that records items such as compliance, leaks, average tidal volume, total ventilation, and …

[HTML][HTML] One-year adherence to continuous positive airway pressure with telemonitoring in sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

O Contal, W Poncin, S Vaudan, A De Lys… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Study Objective: Telemedicine (TM) for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treated
patients may save health-care resources without compromising treatment effectiveness. We …

The effect of tongue elevation muscle training in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: A randomised controlled trial

…, B Mwenge, R Heinzer, O Contal - Journal of oral …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Oropharyngeal myofunctional therapy is a multi‐component therapy effective to
reduce the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). However, existing protocols are …

Nasal obstruction and male gender contribute to the persistence of mouth opening during sleep in CPAP‐treated obstructive sleep apnoea

M Lebret, N Arnol, O Contal, JB Martinot… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective During continuous positive airway pressure ( CPAP ) treatment,
some patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome ( OSAS ) require an oronasal mask ( …

Sleep-disordered breathing and daytime postural stability

F Degache, Y Goy, S Vat, JH Rubio, O Contal… - Thorax, 2016 - thorax.bmj.com
Objective Postural stability depends on the coordination of the central nervous system with
visual sense, proprioceptive and vestibular information. Sleep deprivation has been shown to …