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What is BiPAP w/humidifier and oxygen concentrator?

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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 8 2 Efficacy_major
Breathing difficulty 6 0
Sleep Apnea 4 1 Efficacy_moderate
General health 2 0
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 2 0
Unrefreshing or poor sleep 2 0

See all 20 patients currently using BiPAP w/humidifier and oxygen concentrator

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with BiPAP w/humidifier and oxygen concentrator

Sleep problems 1

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using BiPAP w/humidifier and oxygen concentrator. See all 11 dosages ►

  daily hours as needed 5 hr daily 6 hr daily 7 hr daily 8 hr daily 9 hr daily 10 hr daily 18 hr daily 20 hr daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 50%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 25%
Other 1   Other: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped using BiPAP w/humidifier and oxygen concentrator

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using BiPAP w/humidifier and oxygen concentrator

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of BiPAP w/humidifier and oxygen concentrator

Always
 3 75%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 25%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of BiPAP w/humidifier and oxygen concentrator

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 50%
A little
 1 25%
Not at all
 1 25%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of BiPAP w/humidifier and oxygen concentrator

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 4 100%

Report created on May 26, 2012.