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RESEARCH GROUPS

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PROGRAMME:
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Sndrome de apneas

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Group Members
Lead Researcher

STAFF MEMBERS
Montserrat Canal, Josep Ma

Torres Lpez, Marta

Contact:
ASSOCIATED MEMBERS
Arboix Damunt, Adria
Servicio de Neumología Esc. 6-8 Planta 2a
Hospital Clinico y Provincial de Barcelona Ballester Rodes, Eugenio

Villarroel, 170. Barcelona Dalmases Cleries, Mireia
Phone: (+34) 93 227 92 14 · E.mail: [email protected]
De Pablo Rabasso, Juan

Embid Lpez, Cristina
Hernndez Plaza, Lourdes

Martnez Garca, Miguel ngel Main lines of research
Mayos Prez, Mercedes

Monasterio Ponsa, Carmen • Respiratory Sleep disorders, apnoea and cancer. Since 2011 the group was
Morello Castro, Antonio working group in this area that has been seminal with two lines of research clini-

Parra Ordaz, Olga cal and basic. There are a number of published clinical and basic work .

Salamero Baro, Manuel • Sleep disorders and aging. For the group this aspect is considered essential
Salord Oleo, Neus because in the near future the elderly will be 20 % of the population and the

Uriarte Daz, Juan Jos number of apneas of them is usually much higher. Perhaps the diagnostic and
Vilaseca Gonzalez, Isabel
therapeutic procedures in this patients would be different and more cost-efec-
tive procedures are neded. This studies are performed in human and in murine

• The group has another important goal. Specifically and as apneas are consid-

ered a systemic disease attempts to assess the effect of apnea in other organs. 13
A first study already published in JAMA assesses the relationship between apnea 20
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• Telemedicine and very specifically in the development of a virtual laboratory A
where all sleep studies and patient care will be performed outside of the hospi- /
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tal. In addition programs with nurses are on going to improve CPAP compliance.
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• Finally mechanical ventilation in the direction of the appropriate titration and CI

monitoring are priorities. Also in this context, the group works with companies
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to assess various devices.