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Can We Improve Sleep Quality by Changing the Way We Ventilate Patients?

Roussos M, Parthasarathy S, Ayas NT.

Lung. 2009 Oct 21. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 19844758 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Effect of ambient workload in the intensive care unit on mortality and time to discharge alive.

Mountain SA, Hameed SM, Ayas NT, Norena M, Chittock DR, Wong H, Dodek P.

Healthc Q. 2009;12 Spec No Patient:8-14.PMID: 19667772 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Reliability of intensive care unit admitting and comorbid diagnoses, race, elements of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score, and predicted probability of mortality in an electronic intensive care unit database.

Wenner JB, Norena M, Khan N, Palepu A, Ayas NT, Wong H, Dodek PM.

J Crit Care. 2009 Sep;24(3):401-7. Epub 2009 Jul 3.PMID: 19577415 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Clinical manifestations and consequences of obstructive sleep apnea.

Wenner JB, Cheema R, Ayas NT.

J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2009 Mar-Apr;29(2):76-83.PMID: 19305231 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cost-effectiveness of oral appliances in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea.

Sadatsafavi M, Marra CA, Ayas NT, Stradling J, Fleetham J.

Sleep Breath. 2009 Aug;13(3):241-52. Epub 2009 Feb 20.PMID: 19229577 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Epidemiology, risk factors, and consequences of obstructive sleep apnea and short sleep duration.

Al Lawati NM, Patel SR, Ayas NT.

Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2009 Jan-Feb;51(4):285-93. Review.PMID: 19110130 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effects of exercise training and inspiratory muscle training in spinal cord injury: a systematic review.

Sheel AW, Reid WD, Townson AF, Ayas NT, Konnyu KJ; Spinal Cord Rehabilitation Evidence Research Team.

J Spinal Cord Med. 2008;31(5):500-8. Review.PMID: 19086707 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The impact of CPAP on cardiovascular biomarkers in minimally symptomatic patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a pilot feasibility randomized crossover trial.

Comondore VR, Cheema R, Fox J, Butt A, John Mancini GB, Fleetham JA, Ryan CF, Chan S, Ayas NT.

Lung. 2009 Jan-Feb;187(1):17-22. Epub 2008 Sep 16.PMID: 18795367 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Depression and sleep-related symptoms in an adult, indigenous, North American population.

Froese CL, Butt A, Mulgrew A, Cheema R, Speirs MA, Gosnell C, Fleming J, Fleetham J, Ryan CF, Ayas NT.

J Clin Sleep Med. 2008 Aug 15;4(4):356-61.PMID: 18763428 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

To sleep, perchance to dip: obstructive sleep apnea, blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease.

Al Lawati NM, Ayas NT.

Sleep. 2008 Jun 1;31(6):772-3. No abstract available. PMID: 18548820 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Cost-effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure therapy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea in British Columbia.

Tan MC, Ayas NT, Mulgrew A, Cortes L, FitzGerald JM, Fleetham JA, Schulzer M, Ryan CF, Ghaeli R, Cooper P, Marra CA.

Can Respir J. 2008 Apr;15(3):159-65.PMID: 18437259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Hypercoagulability: another potential mechanism of obstructive sleep apnea-related cardiovascular disease?

Al Lawati NM, Ayas NT.

Lung. 2008 Jul-Aug;186(4):195-6. Epub 2008 Apr 22. No abstract available. PMID: 18427896 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk and severity of motor vehicle crashes in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea.

Mulgrew AT, Nasvadi G, Butt A, Cheema R, Fox N, Fleetham JA, Ryan CF, Cooper P, Ayas NT.

Thorax. 2008 Jun;63(6):536-41. Epub 2008 Jan 30.PMID: 18234904 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effective implementation of work-hour limits and systemic improvements.

Landrigan CP, Czeisler CA, Barger LK, Ayas NT, Rothschild JM, Lockley SW; Harvard Work Hours, Health and Safety Group.

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007 Nov;33(11 Suppl):19-29.PMID: 18173163 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effects of health care provider work hours and sleep deprivation on safety and performance.

Lockley SW, Barger LK, Ayas NT, Rothschild JM, Czeisler CA, Landrigan CP; Harvard Work Hours, Health and Safety Group.

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007 Nov;33(11 Suppl):7-18.PMID: 18173162 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The economic impact of obstructive sleep apnea.

AlGhanim N, Comondore VR, Fleetham J, Marra CA, Ayas NT.

Lung. 2008 Jan-Feb;186(1):7-12. Epub 2007 Dec 8. Review.PMID: 18066623 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Knowledge-based data analysis: first step toward the creation of clinical prediction rules using a new typicality measure.

Kwiatkowska M, Atkins MS, Ayas NT, Ryan CF.

IEEE Trans Inf Technol Biomed. 2007 Nov;11(6):651-60.PMID: 18046940 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The impact of obstructive sleep apnea and daytime sleepiness on work limitation.

Mulgrew AT, Ryan CF, Fleetham JA, Cheema R, Fox N, Koehoorn M, Fitzgerald JM, Marra C, Ayas NT.

Sleep Med. 2007 Dec;9(1):42-53. Epub 2007 Sep 6.PMID: 17825611 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pneumothorax after insertion of central venous catheters in the intensive care unit: association with month of year and week of month.

Ayas NT, Norena M, Wong H, Chittock D, Dodek PM.

Qual Saf Health Care. 2007 Aug;16(4):252-5.PMID: 17693670 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A quantitative assessment of sleep laboratory activity in the United States.

Tachibana N, Ayas NT, White DP.

J Clin Sleep Med. 2005 Jan 15;1(1):23-6.PMID: 17561611 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The public health and safety consequences of sleep disorders.

Sigurdson K, Ayas NT.

Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2007 Jan;85(1):179-83. Review.PMID: 17487258 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The impact of housestaff fatigue on occupational and patient safety.

Mountain SA, Quon BS, Dodek P, Sharpe R, Ayas NT.

Lung. 2007 Jul-Aug;185(4):203-9. Epub 2007 May 3. Review.PMID: 17476556 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical approaches to the diagnosis of acute heart failure.

Wong GC, Ayas NT.

Curr Opin Cardiol. 2007 May;22(3):207-13. Review.PMID: 17413277 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Alajmi M, Mulgrew AT, Fox J, Davidson W, Schulzer M, Mak E, Ryan CF, Fleetham J, Choi P, Ayas NT.

Lung. 2007 Mar-Apr;185(2):67-72. Epub 2007 Mar 28.PMID: 17393240 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diagnosis and initial management of obstructive sleep apnea without polysomnography: a randomized validation study.

Mulgrew AT, Fox N, Ayas NT, Ryan CF.

Ann Intern Med. 2007 Feb 6;146(3):157-66.PMID: 17283346 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Impact of extended-duration shifts on medical errors, adverse events, and attentional failures.

Barger LK, Ayas NT, Cade BE, Cronin JW, Rosner B, Speizer FE, Czeisler CA.

PLoS Med. 2006 Dec;3(12):e487.PMID: 17194188 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Efficacy and patient satisfaction with autoadjusting CPAP with variable expiratory pressure vs standard CPAP: a two-night randomized crossover trial.

Mulgrew AT, Cheema R, Fleetham J, Ryan CF, Ayas NT.

Sleep Breath. 2007 Mar;11(1):31-7.PMID: 17053928 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Interns' compliance with accreditation council for graduate medical education work-hour limits.

Landrigan CP, Barger LK, Cade BE, Ayas NT, Czeisler CA.

JAMA. 2006 Sep 6;296(9):1063-70.PMID: 16954485 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Extended work duration and the risk of self-reported percutaneous injuries in interns.

Ayas NT, Barger LK, Cade BE, Hashimoto DM, Rosner B, Cronin JW, Speizer FE, Czeisler CA.

JAMA. 2006 Sep 6;296(9):1055-62.PMID: 16954484 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Long-term intermittent hypoxia increases sympathetic activity and chemosensitivity during acute hypoxia in humans.

Lusina SJ, Kennedy PM, Inglis JT, McKenzie DC, Ayas NT, Sheel AW.

J Physiol. 2006 Sep 15;575(Pt 3):961-70. Epub 2006 Jun 29.PMID: 16809359 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Does CPAP delay the development of cardiovascular disease in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea?

Ayas NT, Mancini GB, Fleetham J.

Thorax. 2006 Jun;61(6):459-60. No abstract available. PMID: 16738040 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Cost-effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure therapy for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea.

Ayas NT, FitzGerald JM, Fleetham JA, White DP, Schulzer M, Ryan CF, Ghaeli R, Mercer GW, Cooper P, Tan MC, Marra CA.

Arch Intern Med. 2006 May 8;166(9):977-84.PMID: 16682570 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Exogenous pulmonary surfactant for the treatment of adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: results of a meta-analysis.

Davidson WJ, Dorscheid D, Spragg R, Schulzer M, Mak E, Ayas NT.

Crit Care. 2006;10(2):R41. Review.PMID: 16542488 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Nasal pressure recordings to detect obstructive sleep apnea.

de Almeida FR, Ayas NT, Otsuka R, Ueda H, Hamilton P, Ryan FC, Lowe AA.

Sleep Breath. 2006 Jun;10(2):62-9.PMID: 16502297 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Continuous positive airway pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: do the dollars make sense?

Ayas NT, Marra C.

Sleep. 2005 Oct 1;28(10):1211-3. No abstract available. PMID: 16295201 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Does this dyspneic patient in the emergency department have congestive heart failure?

Wang CS, FitzGerald JM, Schulzer M, Mak E, Ayas NT.

JAMA. 2005 Oct 19;294(15):1944-56. Review.PMID: 16234501 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reduced sleep efficiency in cervical spinal cord injury; association with abolished night time melatonin secretion.

Scheer FA, Zeitzer JM, Ayas NT, Brown R, Czeisler CA, Shea SA.

Spinal Cord. 2006 Feb;44(2):78-81.PMID: 16130027 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Interferon-gamma1b therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a metaanalysis.

Bajwa EK, Ayas NT, Schulzer M, Mak E, Ryu JH, Malhotra A.

Chest. 2005 Jul;128(1):203-6.PMID: 16002936 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Bilateral oculosympathetic paresis associated with loss of nocturnal melatonin secretion in patients with spinal cord injury.

Zeitzer JM, Ayas NT, Wu AD, Czeisler CA, Brown R.

J Spinal Cord Med. 2005;28(1):55-9.PMID: 15832904 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Extended work shifts and the risk of motor vehicle crashes among interns.

Barger LK, Cade BE, Ayas NT, Cronin JW, Rosner B, Speizer FE, Czeisler CA; Harvard Work Hours, Health, and Safety Group.

N Engl J Med. 2005 Jan 13;352(2):125-34.PMID: 15647575 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Using a wrist-worn device based on peripheral arterial tonometry to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea: in-laboratory and ambulatory validation.

Pittman SD, Ayas NT, MacDonald MM, Malhotra A, Fogel RB, White DP.

Sleep. 2004 Aug 1;27(5):923-33.PMID: 15453551 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A prospective study of sleep duration and mortality risk in women.

Patel SR, Ayas NT, Malhotra MR, White DP, Schernhammer ES, Speizer FE, Stampfer MJ, Hu FB.

Sleep. 2004 May 1;27(3):440-4.PMID: 15164896 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The impact of daily sleep duration on health: a review of the literature.

Alvarez GG, Ayas NT.

Prog Cardiovasc Nurs. 2004 Spring;19(2):56-9. Review.PMID: 15133379 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Auto-titrating versus standard continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: results of a meta-analysis.

Ayas NT, Patel SR, Malhotra A, Schulzer M, Malhotra M, Jung D, Fleetham J, White DP.

Sleep. 2004 Mar 15;27(2):249-53.PMID: 15124718 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The role of open-lung biopsy in ARDS.

Patel SR, Karmpaliotis D, Ayas NT, Mark EJ, Wain J, Thompson BT, Malhotra A.

Chest. 2004 Jan;125(1):197-202.PMID: 14718441 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Assessment of a wrist-worn device in the detection of obstructive sleep apnea.

Ayas NT, Pittman S, MacDonald M, White DP.

Sleep Med. 2003 Sep;4(5):435-42.PMID: 14592285 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Inhaled corticosteroids reduce the progression of airflow limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis.

Sutherland ER, Allmers H, Ayas NT, Venn AJ, Martin RJ.

Thorax. 2003 Nov;58(11):937-41.PMID: 14586043 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Alternative therapies for sleep apnea.

Ayas NT, Malhotra A, Epstein LJ.

Drugs Today (Barc). 1999 Nov;35(11):811-21.PMID: 12973373 [PubMed]Related articles

Continuous positive airway pressure therapy for treating sleepiness in a diverse population with obstructive sleep apnea: results of a meta-analysis.

Patel SR, White DP, Malhotra A, Stanchina ML, Ayas NT.

Arch Intern Med. 2003 Mar 10;163(5):565-71.PMID: 12622603 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A prospective study of self-reported sleep duration and incident diabetes in women.

Ayas NT, White DP, Al-Delaimy WK, Manson JE, Stampfer MJ, Speizer FE, Patel S, Hu FB.

Diabetes Care. 2003 Feb;26(2):380-4.PMID: 12547866 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article