Low long-term mortality in patients with sleep apnoea and positive airway pressure therapy: analysis of a large German healthcare database

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-447201
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.44720

Arzt, Michael ; Woehrle, H. ; Schoebel, C. ; Oldenburg, O. ; Young, P. ; Fietze, I. ; Ficker, J. H. ; Bischoff-Everding, C. ; Libutzki, B.

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Abstract

Background There are limited data on long-term mortality in sleep apnoea (SA) patients with and without positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy. This retrospective cohort study investigated long-term hospitalisation and mortality rates in SA patients from a German statutory health insurance (SHI) database who did versus did not receive PAP therapy. Methods Patients had continuous insurance ...