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Transnasal insufflation or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in acute stroke. The next step or a new dilemma?

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Abbreviations

TNI:

Transnasal insufflation

SAOS:

Sleep apnea obstructive syndrome

SDB:

Sleep disordered breathing

CPAP:

Continuous positive airway pressure

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  1. International Fellow AARC, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Avd Marques de Los Velez s/n, Murcia, 30008, Spain

    Antonio M. Esquinas

  2. Chefarzt der Pneumologie, Helios Klinik Hagen - Ambrock, Ambrocker Weg 60, 58091, Hagen, Germany

    Georg Nilius

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Esquinas, A.M., Nilius, G. Transnasal insufflation or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in acute stroke. The next step or a new dilemma?. Sleep Breath 19, 1–2 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-014-1061-2

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