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. 2021 Jun 1;17(6):1229–1235. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9172

Figure 1. Percentage of sleep physicians advocating for auto-PAP for patients with uncomplicated OSA before sleep study.

Figure 1

The majority (58.6%) of sleep physicians advocated for using auto-PAP for patients with uncomplicated OSA before a diagnostic polysomnography was done. It shows the urge to start PAP therapy in limited health care access, although this approach is not well studied and advocated by sleep societies. OSA = obstructive sleep apnea, PAP = positive airway pressure.