Colin Sullivan (physician)

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Colin Sullivan PhD, BSc (Med), MB, FRACP is an Australian physician, professor,^[1] and inventor known for his invention of the CPAP (Continuous Positive Air Pressure) in June 1980.^[2]^[3] Sullivan’s development of CPAP was a product of his long-term interest in the upper respiratory airway and its role in SIDS (aka crib death or cot death).^[4] Prior to the invention of the CPAP machine sleep apnea was often treated with radical measures such as tracheotomy.^[5]

References

↑ Personal page on Sydney University Website
↑ The Lancet, Volume 377, Issue 9776, Page 1485, 30 April 2011 doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60589-8
↑ "Sleepfoundation.com". Retrieved September 1, 2010.
↑ Kathe G. Henke, PhD & Amanda J. Piper, PhD. "Sleep Pioneer Remembers the Early Days of CPAP". Retrieved September 1, 2010.
↑ "Sleepguide.com". Retrieved September 1, 2010.

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