portable monitor of respiratory parameters (PMRP), used in a home setting for the diagnosis
of sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS). Eighty nine patients with suspected SAHS
were studied in two settings: in the sleep laboratory using full-polysomnography (full-PSG);
and at the patient's home using a PMRP. In the home setting, 50 patients were assisted by a
technician and 39 set up the equipment themselves. SAHS (apnoea/hypopnoea index …