ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2019
Polysomnography Reference Values in Healthy Newborns.
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Abstract
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objectivesPolysomnography (PSG) is increasingly used in the assessment of infants. Newborn PSG reference values based on recent standardization are not available. This study provides reference values for PSG variables in healthy newborn infants.
methodsCross-sectional study of normal term newborn infants using standardized PSG collection and American Academy of Sleep Medicine interpretation criteria.
resultsThirty infants born between 37 and 42 weeks gestation underwent PSG testing before 30 days of age (mean 19.6 days). The infants had a mean sleep efficiency of 71% with average proportions of transitional, NREM and REM sleep estimated at 16.1%, 43.3% and 40.6% respectively. Mean arousal index was 14.7 events/h with respiratory arousal index of 1.2 events/h. Mean apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) was 14.9 events/h. Central, obstructive, and mixed apnea indices were 5.4, 2.3, and 1.2 events/h respectively. Mean oxygen saturation in sleep was 97.9% with a nadir of 84.4%. Mean end tidal CO
conclusionsThe sleep efficiency was significantly lower and the AHI was significantly higher compared to healthy children older than 1 year. The AHI was also higher than reported in healthy infants older than 1 month. These findings suggest current severity classifications of sleep apnea may not apply to newborn infants.
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