ArticleSleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Unsupervised type III polygraphy in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy: a technical and economic report.
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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
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- Sleep in children/adolescents: from self-perception to technical/ economic issues.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil)Article
- Polygraphy in hospitalized pediatric patients: A real-life practice.Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia)Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the economic and technical viability of the sleep study (type III) in children with adenotonsilar hypertrophy.
methods141 children were submitted to sleep study (type III), aged between three and 11, all with symptoms of OSA. The frequency of failed examinations and a comparison of cost analysis between complete polysomnography were described.
results41 exams lost at least one sensor. The sensor with the highest number of losses was the oximetry, observed in 14.28%. The 100 valid sleep studies allowed the diagnosis of severe OSA in 36 children. Sleep study accounts for approximately 63% of the value of the PSG type I, thus, it showed to be cost effective even with the repetition of the failed one.
conclusionSleep study (type III) may have high failure rates and it was a reliable exam for the identification of severe OSA. The cost analysis showed economic feasibility, even with a high failure rate and necessity of repetition.
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