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Treating sleep apnoea is cost effective
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The paper by George1 showing a decrease in road accidents with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in the July issue of Thorax was accompanied by an editorial quantifying the cost savings based on USA accident costs.2 As most sleep services in the UK are having difficulty funding CPAP treatment, there is a need to put the cost benefits into a …