TY - JOUR T1 - Utility of a nurse-led visit program for patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome treated with CPAP JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J VL - 40 IS - Suppl 56 SP - P442 AU - Amaia Atenea Iridoy Zulet AU - Sonia Herrero Marín AU - Jose Antonio Cascante Rodrigo AU - Pilar Cebollero Rivas AU - Victor Manuel Eguía Astibia AU - Javier Hueto Pérez de Herdia AU - Isabel Andrade Vela Y1 - 2012/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P442.abstract N2 - Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is a frequent cause of visit in our clinical practice. In order to diminish its impact in the physician's agenda we created a specific nurse-led individual consultation for their follow-up visits.Aim: We want to analyze the characteristics of patients and changes made in terms of treatment or even medical discharge.Methods: We have analyzed IAH, BMI, Epworth sleepness scale (ESS),CPAP compliance and satisfaction grade in patients attended from June to December 2010.Results: We attended 243 patients, 88% of them were men, the age average was 56.6 ± 11.6 years. At the moment of diagnose the IMC was 33.2, the IAH 52.2 ± 4.4 and the ESS 10.3 ± 4.9. At nurse-led visit IMC was 33.3 ± 5,6 and ESS 5.9 ± 4,2. We found an average of use of 6.03 ± 2.2 hours per night and 6.4 ± 1.6 days per week. We detected a good level of compliance in 78% of them, quite good in 8.5% and bad in 13.5%. They fulfilled a satisfaction test (scale 0-10) and the mean value obtained was 7.2 ± 2.4. We needed to change the Mask model because of bad tolerance in 20% of patients. Because of good follow up, we could discharge from medical control 37,9% of the cases, they are followed now only in the Nurse unit and almost 60% remained control by both medical and nurse but medical one are their regular follow-up visit. We only give definitive discharge because of low compliance in 1.2%.Conclussions:-Our patients showed a good level of satisfaction-We have found a good level of CPAP compliance-We had to change mask model in a substantial number of cases-We could discharge from medical follow up an important number of patients, optimizing the use of health care resources. ER -