Jeffrey K Belkora, Barry Fields, Q Afifa Shamim-Uzzaman, Donna Stratford, David Alfandre, Scott Hollingshaus, Edward Yackel, Cynthia Geppert, Penny Nechanicky, Ardene Nichols, Katherine Williams, Jill Reichert, Mary A Whooley, Joe Francis, Kathleen F Sarmiento
This case study describes, for the time frame of June 2021 through August 2022, the U.S. Veterans Health Administration (VHA) organizational response to a manufacturer's recall of positive airway pressure devices used in the treatment of sleep disordered breathing. VHA estimated it could take over a year for Veterans to receive replacement devices. Veterans awaiting a replacement faced a dilemma. They could continue using the recalled devices and bear the product safety risks that led to the recall, or they could stop using them and bear the risks of untreated sleep disordered breathing...
April 12, 2023: Front Sleep