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Rappel mondial de dispositifs respiratoires
Le 14 juin dernier, Philips Respironics a procédé à un rappel de sécurité volontaire de plusieurs modèles d’appareils utilisés, entre autres, pour l’apnée du sommeil; soit des appareils de ventilation à pression positive continue (CPAP), de ventilation à deux niveaux de pression positive (BiPAP), ainsi que certains modèles de ventilateurs mécaniques...

URGENT: Medical Device Recall Philips Respironics CPAP and Bi-Level PAP Devices

URGENT : Rappel de dispositif médical
Philips Respironics
Appareils de ventilation à pression positive continue (CPAP) et de ventilation à deux niveaux de pression positive (BiPAP)

Sleep disruption is a very common finding in patients with psychiatric difficulties. A large community study found that a much higher proportion of people with insomnia or hypersomnia (sleeping more than usual) have a major psychiatric illness when compared to people who do not have these sleep complaints. Furthermore, when someone has insomnia early in life he or she is more likely to develop depression in later life. Over 70% of patients who are acutely ill with a psychiatric condition have insomnia and unfortunately the sleep disruption may not improve even when the illness is in remission. Do psychiatric disorders...

OSA is a common, yet often undiagnosed sleep disorder. It afflicts 20 million adult men and women in the U.S. People who have OSA stop breathing repeatedly during sleep because their airway collapses. Airway collapse may be due to such factors as a large tongue, extra tissue in the airway, or decreased muscle tone holding the airway open. As a result, air is prevented from getting into the lungs. These pauses in breathing can happen 30 times or more per hour. When healthy sleep is interrupted in this way, the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and other serious health conditions...