(1) Chung-Chieh Yu, Chih-Yu Huang, Wei-Ke Kuo, Chung-Yao Chen*. Continuous positive airway pressure improves nocturnal polyuria in ischemic stroke patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Clinical interventions in aging. 2019; 14: 241-247.
(2) Chih-Yu Huang, Chung-Chieh Yu*. Different diagnostic criteria for periodic leg movements in patients with obstructive sleep apnea after continuous positive airway pressure titration. Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment. 2019; 15: 2129-2136.
(3) Wei-Ke Kuo, Chung-Ching Hua, Chung-Chieh Yu, Yu-Chih Liu, Chih-Yu Huang*. The cancer control status and APACHE II score are prognostic factors for critically ill patients with cancer and sepsis. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association 2020; 1119: 276-281.
(4) Wei-Ke Kuo, Chih-Yu Huang, Chung-Chieh Yu, Chung-Ching Hua. Totally Implanted Port May Be an Alternative to Centrally Inserted Central Catheter for Measurement of Central Venous Pressure. Journal of Healthcare Engineering 2020, doi.org/10.1155/2020/9180856.
(5) Chung-Chieh Yu , Chih-Yu Huang, Chung-Ching Hua , Huang-Pin Wu . High-flow nasal cannula compared with continuous positive airway pressure in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Breath. 2021 Jun 18. doi: 10.1007/s11325-021-02413-0.
(6) Hung-Yu Huang, Chih-Yu Huang, Li-Fu Li. Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: Outcomes and Management. J Clin Med. 2022 Apr 27; 11(9):2451.
(7) Chih-Yu Huang, Chung-Chieh Yu, Huang-Pin Wu, Chien-Ming Chu, Ping-Chi Liu, Li-Fu Li1. Predictors of severity and mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in northeastern Taiwan. Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. 2022: 7; 1-6.
(8) Chih-Yu Huang, Shao-Yun Wu, Chung-Chieh Yu, Chien-Ming Chu. Sleep disturbance and depressive tendency in bed partners of patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Neurology Asia. 2023; 28(2): 367-375.
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| The population pyramid is changing as a result of the ever-increasing life expectancy, which makes it crucial to acquire an in-depth understanding of the diseases that most often affect the elderly. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects 15%–20% of the population aged over 65 years. Despite this prevalence, there have been very few specific studies on the management of OSA in this age group, even though over 60% of the patients aged over 65-70 years who attend sleep units with suspicion of OSA receive treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), on the basis of an extrapolation of the positive results achieved by CPAP in clinical trials involving middle-aged males. However, the latter’s form of presentation, evolution and, probably, prognosis comparing with OSA are not the same as those of elderly patients. Recent clinical trials performed on an exclusive series of elderly patients have shed light on the possible role of CPAP treatment in elderly patients with OSA, but there are still many questions that need to be answered. |