Factors influencing compliance to continuous positive airway pressure treatment in obstructive sleep apnea and mortality associated with treatment failure

Background and objectives: Poor compliance to therapy with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a major clinical problem. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for and protective factors against discontinuation of CPAP and to estimate the mortality risk associated with CPAP treatment failure.

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