Objectives: To assess the clinical value of pulseoximetry in the diagnosis of sleep apnea
when satisfactory agreement with polysomnography is obtained. Methods: This was a …

Study objectives To compare the relative usefulness of the different indexes derived from
pulse oximetry in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and to determine if a …

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common, and diagnosis requires expensive
and laborious testing to assess the apnea hypopnea index (AHI). We performed an analysis …

Study objective The cost and inconvenience of polysomnography make simplified
techniques of screening desirable in the strategy of diagnosis of sleep apnea syndrome …

BACKGROUND The gold standard diagnostic test for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is
overnight polysomnography (PSG) which is costly in terms of time and money …

Objective. To assess the diagnostic ability of WristOx 3100 using its three different recording
settings in patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Methods. All …

In order to determine whether measurement of arterial oxygen saturation (Sao2) could
identify patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), 98 consecutive patients referred for …

Objectives Obstructive sleep apnea reported as the apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) is usually
measured in sleep laboratories using a high number of electrodes connected to the patient's …

The monitoring of overnight oxygen saturation is widely used for sleep apnoea screening.
The point of this screening has been questioned as a wide range of sensitivity has been …

Objective: To determine the value of home oximetry as a screening test in patients with
moderate to severe symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Design: Retrospective …