Klarinet Archive - Posting 000019.txt from 2002/01

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Somnoplasty
Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 19:37:29 -0500

My understanding of this usage of "compliance" is that it refers to the
patient's willingness to follow/perform the treatment, not the
effectiveness of the treatment.

Gary

At 04:08 PM 1/1/02, you wrote:

>However, www.somnoplasty.net says in part:
>
> > Those who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea have often been treated
> > with continuous positive-airway pressure (CPAP). CPAP has a
> > disturbingly low compliance rate (25% to 50%)...

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