Patient characteristics affecting accurate detection of sleep apnea using a bed sheet-type portable monitor.

CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates the good agreement between REI and AHI in patients with suspected OSA and suggests that understanding the limitations of different testing methods may help in the accurate detection of OSA.
PMID: 31758433 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Sleep and Breathing - November 21, 2019 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Miyata S, Otake H, Ando M, Okuda M, Fujishiro H, Iwamoto K, Noda A, Sone M, Ozaki N Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research