Today I ran a test on my H5i humidifier with the S9 blowing through an unattached mask for approximately 10-15 minutes. The session reported an AHI of 40. I don't want this erroneous data being mixed in with my real usage data and skewing my AHI averages. Is there any way to selectively delete the data from this test session and leave all the other data?
If there isn't a way to do this, as a work around I have considered setting up a "new patient" in ResScan that is dedicated to only test sessions. Does that sound like something that would work?
S9 & 3.11 Can I delete data from a selected session
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S9 & 3.11 Can I delete data from a selected session
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Re: S9 & 3.11 Can I delete data from a selected session
ResScan stores its data in files labeled yyyymmdd.rlk. I believe that if you remove or delete a particular day file from the patient folder, that day's data will be gone from ResScan's perspective.
But the problem you will encounter, if the S9 works anything like the S8 I am familiar with, is that the machine itself retains several days of detail data and several months of summary data. When the machine writes to the data card, it writes everything in its memory. That means that at least the summary data for the day you want to eliminate will almost forever be with you.
I have a similar issue, desiring to keep not only a primary cumulative database, but also databases specific to particular masks or to particular machine settings. To do this, in addition to a primary "patient" file, I also create additional "patients" specific to the variables I want to look at. After downloading to my primary patient file, and saving, I close that "patient" and then open the appropriate "patient" file specific to the data I am collecting, and download and save again.
However, this is impossible if the machine memory writes everyting to the data card every day. So two actions are necessary. First, after doing my multiple data downloads, and checking that everything worked properly, I use the software to entirely erase the content of the data card. Then, secondly, I erase all data from my machine itself.
This gives you a clean start each day, and your downloads will be only one day worth of data at a time. If you choose to omit a day, that's your call. You could also erase all machine data after any "experimental" session you don't want recorded. The downside is that all information now resides on your computer only. With the S8 and ResScan data card, there is no way I know of to recreate all the information on your data card. So, if you have a need to document compliance for someone (doctor, DME) for insurance or other purposes with a data card, this solution may be a problem. Otherwise, it's a nice data management process, as long as you're careful in completing all of the steps properly, in order, every day. Good luck. Velbor
But the problem you will encounter, if the S9 works anything like the S8 I am familiar with, is that the machine itself retains several days of detail data and several months of summary data. When the machine writes to the data card, it writes everything in its memory. That means that at least the summary data for the day you want to eliminate will almost forever be with you.
I have a similar issue, desiring to keep not only a primary cumulative database, but also databases specific to particular masks or to particular machine settings. To do this, in addition to a primary "patient" file, I also create additional "patients" specific to the variables I want to look at. After downloading to my primary patient file, and saving, I close that "patient" and then open the appropriate "patient" file specific to the data I am collecting, and download and save again.
However, this is impossible if the machine memory writes everyting to the data card every day. So two actions are necessary. First, after doing my multiple data downloads, and checking that everything worked properly, I use the software to entirely erase the content of the data card. Then, secondly, I erase all data from my machine itself.
This gives you a clean start each day, and your downloads will be only one day worth of data at a time. If you choose to omit a day, that's your call. You could also erase all machine data after any "experimental" session you don't want recorded. The downside is that all information now resides on your computer only. With the S8 and ResScan data card, there is no way I know of to recreate all the information on your data card. So, if you have a need to document compliance for someone (doctor, DME) for insurance or other purposes with a data card, this solution may be a problem. Otherwise, it's a nice data management process, as long as you're careful in completing all of the steps properly, in order, every day. Good luck. Velbor
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