ArticleCanadian respiratory journal2020
Usefulness of Home Overnight Pulse Oximetry in Patients with Suspected Sleep-Disordered Breathing.
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- Pulmonary Function and Nocturnal Hypoxemia Patterns in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Obstructive sleep apnea in community-dwelling polio survivors: a 5-year longitudinal follow-up study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Yield of overnight pulse oximetry in screening commercial drivers for obstructive sleep apnea.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2023Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of oximetry for obstructive sleep apnea: a study on older adults in a home setting.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Methods: Prospective study conducted in a university hospital. Subjects with a clinical suspicion of SAHS were included. All of them underwent home polygraphy and oximetry on the same night. A correlation was made between the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and the oximetry variables. The variable with the highest diagnostic value was calculated using the area under the curve (AUC), and the best cut-off point for discriminating between patients with SAHS and severe SAHS was identified. Results: One hundred and four subjects were included; 73 were men (70%); mean age was 52 ± 10.1 years; body mass index was 30 ± 4.1, and AHI = 29 ± 23.2/h. A correlation was observed between the AHI and oximetry variables, particularly ODI3 ( Conclusion: Nocturnal oximetry is useful for diagnosing and evaluating the severity of SAHS. The ODI4 variable was most closely correlated with AHI for both diagnosis.
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