Priority 14 from the Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Saskatchewan,Canada) PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: Can Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy ever be stopped and under what circumstances? (JLA PSP Priority 14) | |
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| Overall ranking | 14 |
| JLA question ID | 0118/14 |
| Explanatory note | While between 30% and 50% of patients who are prescribed CPAP either don't fill their prescription or stop using their machines, this questions focuses on how a health care provider would determine that CPAP is no longer needed. |
| Evidence |
Certal V, Nishino N, Camacho M, Capasso R. Reviewing the systematic reviews in OSA surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Dec;149(6):817-29. doi: 10.1177/0194599813509959. Epub 2013 Oct 23. PMID: 24154748. |
| Health Research Classification System category | Respiratory |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | Is there anyway to reduce your dependency on the machine ? ~ Will it ever be fully treated where a cpap machine will no longer be needed? |
| Submitted by | Patient/family x 5, clinician x 1 |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0118 |
| PSP name | Obstructive Sleep Apnea PSP |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 39 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 28 January 2021 |