Number of participants using machine for 4 or more hours per night · adults with a diagnosis of OSA
Auto‐CPAP showed no clear difference in number of participants using machine for 4 or more hours per night compared with fixed CPAP (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Symptoms · adults with a diagnosis of OSA
1 finding from 1 review
Withdrawals (parallel group trials/first arm cross‐over trials) · adults with a diagnosis of OSA
Auto‐CPAP showed no clear difference in withdrawals (parallel group trials/first arm cross‐over trials) Median compared with fixed CPAP (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life · adults with a diagnosis of OSA
1 finding from 1 review
AHI · adults with a diagnosis of OSA
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events (machine tolerability outcomes) · adults with a diagnosis of OSA
1 finding from 1 review
Failed CPAP · preterm infants with apnea
It is very uncertain whether variable flow changes failed CPAP (defined as need for mechanical ventilation) compared with ventilator CPAP (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Failed CPAP · preterm infants with apnea
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Cardiovascular mortality
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
2 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Serious adverse events
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
2 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Quality of sleep
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
2 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Quality of life
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
AHI
2 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
All‐cause mortality
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
2 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Time to life‐saving cardiovascular intervention
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
2 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Central AHI
2 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Quality of life ‐ after 3 months Number of participants: 61(1 RCT)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Machine usage Hours per night · adults with a diagnosis of sleep apnoea
1 finding from 1 review
Machine usage assessed by number of participants using machine for 4 or more hours per night ‐ not measured · adults with a diagnosis of sleep apnoea
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Symptoms · adults with a diagnosis of sleep apnoea
1 finding from 1 review