ArticleSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2022
Sleep position, patient comfort, and technical performance with two established procedures for home sleep testing.
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- Home-testing devices for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome - a systematic review and economic evaluation.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2026Pooled it
- ACCESS-OSA: a randomized controlled trial for accurate, accessible, and cost-effective screening solutions for obstructive sleep apnoea: study protocol.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2026Article
- Performance evaluation of an under-mattress sleep sensor versus polysomnography in > 400 nights with healthy and unhealthy sleep.Journal of sleep research · 2025Article
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- Prevalence and characterization of positional obstructive sleep apnea with peripheral arterial tonometry in a real-world Colombian cohort.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Article
- Enhancing artificial intelligence-driven sleep apnea diagnosis: The critical importance of input signal proficiency with a focus on mandibular jaw movements.Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists · 2025Article
- Short sleep time has a greater impact on the gut microbiota of female.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Article
- Head-Of-Bed Elevation (HOBE) for Improving Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea (POSA): An Experimental Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeIn patients with a high pre-test probability of suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), (cardio)-respiratory polygraphy (RP; level 3) is commonly used for home sleep testing (HST); however, testing based on peripheral arterial tonometry (PAT) is increasingly recognized as an alternative method. The aim of the study was to compare sleep position, patients' comfort, and technical failure rates of HST with RP and PAT in patients with suspected OSA.
methodsSleep position, patients' comfort, and technical failure rates of RP and PAT were compared in 56 patients receiving two nights of HST with either RP or PAT in a randomized fashion.
resultsTime in supine position with PAT was significantly lower (173.7±88 min) compared to RP (181.7±103.7 min; p < 0.001), although the absolute mean difference was not clinically significant. Patients reported to sleep better, feeling less disturbed when falling asleep, losing less sensors, and fewer nightly awakenings with PAT, but experienced more pain at the side of the finger probe. Forty-five out of 56 patients (80%) rated PAT as being the superior sleep test and 49 out of 56 (88%) would prefer PAT for further investigations (p<0.001). PAT testing was associated with less technical failures.
conclusionThe results demonstrate that HST with PAT leads to less time in supine sleep positioning, which may be clinically relevant in selected patients. Moreover, PAT is associated with less technical failures and is perceived with less discomfort during testing and a reduced number of nocturnal awakenings in patient self-reports.
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