Telemedicine Strategy for CPAP Titration and Early Follow-up for Sleep Apnea During COVID-19 and Post-Pandemic Future.

Garmendia, OnintzaMonasterio Ponsa, CarmenGuzmán, JesúsSaura, LauraRuiz, ConcepciónSalord, NeusNegrín, Miguel A.Izquierdo Sanchez, CarlosSuarez Girón, MoniqueMontserrat, Josep MTorres, Marta2022-05-042022-05-042021-02-130300-2896https://hdl.handle.net/2445/185354WiththeacutefirstwaveoftheCOVID-19pandemicover,1thelongwaitinglistforsleeptestsforOSAmanagementhasbeenfurtherincreased.2,3ThenewpreventivehealthmeasuresagainstCovid-19implythatpatientsgotothehealthcentersaslittleaspossible,whichiswhyitisnecessarytoimplementandstartupatelematicworkflowwithhomestudiestoguaranteesleeptests,4especiallyCPAPtitration.5-8WeaimedtotestanewtelematicworkflowtodeliverCPAPtherapytoOSApatientsandtoevaluateitintermsofCPAPcompliance,costs,residualevents,symptomsandsatisfactionofpatients.Theusualtitrationstrategyhasthefollo-wingsteps.Thepatientisscheduledtothedaytime-hospitalforinformation,andeducationalandpracticaltrainingsessionwiththedevice(45min).Then,ourCPAPequipmentisdeliveredtohim/herforhometitration(tobereturnedthenextday),thedataisdownloaded,andafixedpressureisprescribed.Iftheregistra-tionisincorrect,thetitrationisrepeatedanotherday.Finally,thepatientisscheduledbytheservicecompanyprovidingCPAPequip-mentthatinformsagainhowtheequipmentworks,selectsafinalmaskfortreatment,andgiveashortpracticalsessionoftheCPAPuse.3 p.application/pdfengcc-by (c) SEPAR, 2021http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/COVID-19ApneaTelecomunicació en medicinaMalalties de l'aparell respiratoriCOVID-19ApneaTelecommunication in medicineRespiratory diseasesTelemedicine Strategy for CPAP Titration and Early Follow-up for Sleep Apnea During COVID-19 and Post-Pandemic Future.info:eu-repo/semantics/article7121102022-05-04info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess34629654