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pressure, mask leak, and incidence of apneas and hypopneas. To assess the patient's
progress, data for the last session may be compared to median values for the last week,
the last month, the last six months, and the last year, as displayed in the Results menu.
The device stores usage and summary data for up to 365 sessions.
Comprehensive patient data can be viewed either on the LCD or in a PC software
application. Data and settings can be transferred between the S8 E
application via S8 data management products. See "S8 Data Management Products"
on page 37.
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A comprehensive set of data (usage data and efficacy data) is available in Clinical Menu,
Results, as shown in Figure 7 on page 32.
To navigate within the Efficacy or Usage Data screens, use:
the Up/Down key to scroll through items within a time series
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the Left key to navigate between time series.
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The USED HRS screen reports the total hours the device has been used and the first
USAGE screen reports the number of sessions the device was used, compared to the
total sessions since the last time the compliance data was reset. Other USAGE screens
report statistical usage data.
Other statistics quoted include:
usage
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pressure (95th centile value for mask-on time only)
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leak (95th centile value for mask-on time only)
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AHI: apnea + hypopnea index (calculated per session)
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AI: apnea index (calculated per session)
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HI: hypopnea index (calculated per session).
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