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What is VPAP?

Variable Positive Airway Pressure machines are used by people who need respiratory support during sleep. It has two phases of operation IPAP (Inspiratory PAP) and EPAP (Expiratory PAP) It is a Ventilatory support device only, Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
breathing support 2 0
disease-related symptoms 1 0
Other 1 0

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Schedules

  2 hr daily 16 hr daily 23 hr daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using VPAP

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
2
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

Report created on November 23, 2009.