Reducing the need for carbon dioxide monitoring in the investigation of paediatric sleep disordered breathing

There is increasing interest in the use of home sleep studies to diagnose paediatric sleep disordered breathing (SDB) as they are potentially more cost-effective, convenient and representative of the child's typical nights' sleep [1–3]. One concern is that most home sleep study equipment does not include measurement of carbon dioxide.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 4, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Trucco, F., Bush, A., Tan, H.-L. Tags: Original Articles: Research letters Source Type: research