Extrapulmonary effects of continuous airway pressure on patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: protocol for an overview of systematic reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is associated with both pulmonary and extrapulmonary consequences. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is an effective treatment for pulmonary symptoms. However, it is not clear if CPAP modifies extrapulmonary symptoms, especially in the long term. To date, several studies addressing this issue have been performed, but the evidence is scattered across different reviews that address each outcome separately. Therefore, we will conduct an overview to assess and summarise all systematic reviews on the extrapulmonary effects of this intervention in patients with OSA.

Methods

This is a protocol for a systematic overview of reviews that will follow the guidelines from the Cochrane Handbook of Systematic Reviews of Interventions and

SUBMITTER: Labarca G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5734478 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature