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What is your approach to counseling and management of patients with severe symptomatic OSA whose PAP devices have been recalled?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Continue to use it with or without a microbiological filter. The latter is not necessarily recommended by Respironics but is an option nevertheless.
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