[HTML][HTML] Effect of treatment of obstructive sleep apnea on depressive symptoms: systematic review and meta-analysis

M Povitz, CE Bolo, SJ Heitman, WH Tsai… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased morbidity and
mortality, and decreased quality of life. Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (…

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in adults

CR Laratta, NT Ayas, M Povitz, SR Pendharkar - Cmaj, 2017 - Can Med Assoc
We conducted a structured literature search of MEDLINE and the Cochrane Database of
Systematic Reviews for “obstructive sleep apnea” or “sleep apnea,” in addition to targeted …

Antibiotic prescribing for nonbacterial acute upper respiratory infections in elderly persons

M Silverman, M Povitz, JM Sontrop, L Li… - Annals of internal …, 2017 - acpjournals.org
Background: Reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute upper respiratory tract
infections (AURIs) requires a better understanding of the factors associated with this practice. …

Obstructive sleep apnea and incident cancer: a large retrospective multicenter clinical cohort study

T Kendzerska, M Povitz, RS Leung, MI Boulos… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2021 - AACR
Background: To examine the association between the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
and nocturnal hypoxemia with incident cancer. Methods: This was a multicenter …

[HTML][HTML] Prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infection following rituximab treatment: clinical course and response to therapeutic interventions correlated with quantitative viral …

…, A Franko, MR Gillrie, YC Lin, M Povitz… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2022 - Springer
Background Detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
RNA is completed through reverse transcriptase-PCR (RT-PCR) from either oropharyngeal or …

Home mechanical ventilation: a 12-year population-based retrospective cohort study

M Povitz, L Rose, SZ Shariff, S Leonard, B Welk… - Respiratory …, 2018 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Increasing numbers of individuals are being initiated on home mechanical
ventilation, including noninvasive (bi-level) and invasive mechanical ventilation delivered …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis of muscle diseases presenting with early respiratory failure

G Pfeffer, M Povitz, GJ Gibson, PF Chinnery - Journal of neurology, 2015 - Springer
Here we describe a clinical approach and differential diagnosis for chronic muscle diseases
which include early respiratory failure as a prominent feature in their presentation (ie …

Trends in all‐cause mortality and inpatient and outpatient visits for ambulatory care sensitive conditions during the first year of the COVID‐19 pandemic: A population …

…, D Manuel, M Sadatsafavi, M Povitz… - Journal of Hospital …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the management of ambulatory care
sensitive conditions (ACSCs) remains unknown. Objectives To compare observed and …

Respiratory management of patients with neuromuscular disease: current perspectives

G Pfeffer, M Povitz - Degenerative Neurological and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Neuromuscular ventilatory weakness can be difficult to recognize because the symptoms
can be nocturnal, nonspecific, or attributed to other conditions. The presence of respiratory …

Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in obese patients with chronic hypoxemia. A cross-sectional study

M Povitz, MT James, SR Pendharkar… - Annals of the …, 2015 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Hypoxemia in obese patients is likely to be associated with a high prevalence of
sleep-disordered breathing. Supplemental oxygen is commonly used to treat chronic …