A primer on looking at System One Leak lines

robysue wrote:
First, let's look at it in Encore Basic with the "leak to report" set at Unintentional Leaks:

If we set "leak to report" to Total Leaks in Encore Basic, we get an almost flat (a "fuzzy" flat) line right around 20 L/min, which is the expected leak rate for my min EPAP=4 setting.

Looking at my report, it shows Total Leaks. How do I switch it to show Unintentional Leaks?



I got to this report via:

1) Choosing Patient (me)
2) Choosing History Tab
3) Choosing Compliance download (and clicking on Detail, then choosing one day) It is on the 4th page of the report.

I had just washed my mask and headgear, and so this night was rough as I had to re-adjust all the velcro straps, and had a bit more leakage than typical, although the numbers here are showing about 31, and typical is only about 28. This with a TrueBlue Nasal Mask with pressure between 10-12, which is pretty comfortable, but the fine line between leaks when I flip over, or having the mask very tight is thin one.

Thanks.

John

JohnO wrote:Looking at my report, it shows Total Leaks. How do I switch it to show Unintentional Leaks?

In EncoreBasic...click on Utilities..top right next to Help and then click on Settings.
Settings page will open...lower left...Edit..click on Edit..then you will get a page where you can change the leak to unintentional...be sure and save the changes.

Pugsy wrote:

JohnO wrote:Looking at my report, it shows Total Leaks. How do I switch it to show Unintentional Leaks?

In EncoreBasic...click on Utilities..top right next to Help and then click on Settings.
Settings page will open...lower left...Edit..click on Edit..then you will get a page where you can change the leak to unintentional...be sure and save the changes.

Thanks Pugsy!