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What is Non-invasive Ventilator?

NIPPV, also known as Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (Bi-Pap) is an electronic breathing device used in the treatment of sleep apnoea, lung disease, and to treat respiratory weakness in ALS. Use of the device overnight improves quality of sleep, daytime sleepiness, and may improve thinking ability. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
3 12%
Mild
6 23%
None
17 65%

Most commonly reported side effects

dry mouth/throat
7 27%
sore nose where the mask rests
5 19%
Headaches
2 8%
Gas and Bloating
2 8%
Difficulty sleeping
1 4%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently using Non-invasive Ventilator. See all 51 dosages ►

  0.5hours as needed 10hours as needed 10 hr all the time (24/7) 12 hr all the time (24/7) 12 min as needed 13other as needed 16hours as needed 1hours as needed 20hours as needed 20 hr all the time (24/7) 24 hr all the time (24/7) 3hours as needed 4hours as needed 6hours as needed 8hours as needed 8 hr all the time (24/7) all the time (24/7) as needed daily hours as needed 1 hr weekly 3 hr every other week 1 hr daily 2 hr daily 3 hr daily 3 other daily 4 hr daily 4 min daily 5 hr daily 6 hr daily 6.5 hr daily 7 hr daily 8 hr daily daily 9 hr daily 10 hr daily 11 hr daily 12 hr daily 13 hr daily 14 hr daily 15 hr daily 16 hr daily 16 other daily 18 hr daily 18.8 daily 19 hr daily 20 hr daily 22 hr daily 23 hr daily 24 hr daily 120 min daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 45 Number of Patients: 45 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 7 Number of Patients: 7 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 19 Number of Patients: 19 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 109 Number of Patients: 109 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 26 Number of Patients: 26 2 Number of Patients: 2 14 Number of Patients: 14 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
25 51% Other: 51%
Not indicated
11 22% Not indicated: 22%
Did not seem to work
6 12% Did not seem to work: 12%
Course of treatment ended
6 12% Course of treatment ended: 12%
Doctor's advice
3 6% Doctor's advice: 6%
Side effects too severe
1 2% Side effects too severe: 2%

See all 48 patients who’ve stopped using Non-invasive Ventilator

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Non-invasive Ventilator

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
4
8
13
40
37
59

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
6
7
9
15
6

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
17 65%
Usually
5 19%
Sometimes
4 15%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 8%
Somewhat
3 12%
A little
12 46%
Not at all
9 35%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
2 8%
$25-49
2 8%
< $25
9 35%

Report created on November 22, 2009.