ArticleSleep disorders2013
Accuracy of positive airway pressure device-measured apneas and hypopneas: role in treatment followup.
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- Socioeconomic status impacts blood pressure response to positive airway pressure treatment.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2022Trial
- Optimizing CPAP Adherence in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Narrative Review of Practical Strategies for Everyday Clinical Care.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Auto-adjusting positive airway pressure: the fine line between engineering and medicine.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Review
- Normalisation of AHI Under Positive Pressure Therapy Does Not Necessarily Mean Control of Symptoms: A Comparison of the Effectiveness of APAP and CPAP on Daytime Sleepiness and Nocturnal Urination.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A Buccal Mucosal Oximeter Accurately Measures Arterial Oxyhemoglobin Saturation.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
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- Use of polysomnography and home sleep apnea tests for the longitudinal management of obstructive sleep apnea in adults: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical guidance statement.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2021Review
- Interpreting CPAP device respiratory indices in children.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2020Article
- A real-world comparison of apnea-hypopnea indices of positive airway pressure device and polysomnography.PloS one · 2017Article
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Abstract
Improved data transmission technologies have facilitated data collected from positive airway pressure (PAP) devices in the home environment. Although clinicians' treatment decisions increasingly rely on autoscoring of respiratory events by the PAP device, few studies have specifically examined the accuracy of autoscored respiratory events in the home environment in ongoing PAP use. "PAP efficacy" studies were conducted in which participants wore PAP simultaneously with an Embletta sleep system (Embla, Inc., Broomfield, CO), which was directly connected to the ResMed AutoSet S8 (ResMed, Inc., San Diego, CA) via a specialized cable. Mean PAP-scored Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) was 14.2 ± 11.8 (median: 11.7; range: 3.9-46.3) and mean manual-scored AHI was 9.4 ± 10.2 (median: 7.7; range: 1.2-39.3). Ratios between the mean indices were calculated. PAP-scored HI was 2.0 times higher than the manual-scored HI. PAP-scored AHI was 1.5 times higher than the manual-scored AHI, and PAP-scored AI was 1.04 of manual-scored AI. In this sample, PAP-scored HI was on average double the manual-scored HI. Given the importance of PAP efficacy data in tracking treatment progress, it is important to recognize the possible bias of PAP algorithms in overreporting hypopneas. The most likely cause of this discrepancy is the use of desaturations in manual hypopnea scoring.
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