English to French Medical Medical: Health Care CPAP devices

Bench-Top Studies

These studies are conducted on a simulated lung model; however, there are limitations to applying bench-top study methods to Autotitrating devices.

As recently as September 2009, McCoy et al published a paper suggesting that there is a lack of “details on the algorithm used in each APAP device”16 and further questioning the lack of “current, objective research indentifying the capabilities and limitations of each device.”16 When reading bench-top study findings and conclusions, the following issues must be considered: ...

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What I found out on Bench-Top Studies (Website)

Usage notes: informal,

any research done in a controlled laboratory setting using nonhuman subjects. The focus is on understanding cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie a disease or disease process.