Can the analysis of built-in software of CPAP devices replace polygraphy in children?

Polysomnography (PSG) is the gold standard for the scoring of residual respiratory events during continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Studies comparing PSG scoring with automatic scoring by the built-in software of CPAP devices have reported acceptable agreements except for the hypopnea index (HI) in adult patients, but no study has yet been conducted in children. The aim of the present study was to compare the automatic scoring by CPAP device and manual scoring using the software tracings of the CPAP device integrating pulse oximetry (SpO2) with in-lab polygraphy (PG).

Source: Sleep Medicine - June 24, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Sonia Khirani, Vincent Delord, Jorge Olmo Arroyo, Livio De Sanctis, Annick Frapin, Alessandro Amaddeo, Brigitte Fauroux Source Type: research