Full Polysomnography in the Home

Full polysomnography versus home sleep study: searching for the optimal procedure.

Comparison of home oximetry monitoring with laboratory polysomnography in children.

STUDY OBJECTIVES To measure the accuracy and reliability of a portable home oximetry monitor with an automated analysis for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Alberta Lung Association Sleep Center, Alberta Children's Hospital Sleep Clinic. STUDY SUBJECTS Consecutive, otherwise healthy children, aged 4 to 18 years, presentin...

Half-night polysomnography: how is it compared to full-night polysomnography?

I read with interest the paper by FANFULLA et al. [1] on half-night polysomnography (HN-PSG). The authors found that there was a significant difference between apnoeahypopnoea indices (AHIs) recorded in the first and second portion of a standardized full-night polysomnography (FN-PSG). The statistical difference was more significant in patients who did not have rapid eye movement (REM) sleep du...

Polysomnography and home documented monitoring of cardiorespiratory pattern.

Polysomnographic findings were compared with data obtained subsequently from home documented monitoring in order to study the diagnostic value of both techniques. Polysomnography was performed in 1274 infants born prematurely and in 422 patients admitted because of apparent life threatening events (ALTEs). In 72 of the infants, home documented monitoring of the cardiorespiratory pattern, includ...

Comparison of the NovaSom QSGe, a new sleep apnea home-diagnostic system, and polysomnography

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a serious, common, and underdiagnosed disorder that challenges health care resources. While polysomnography (PSG) represents the standard diagnostic test for OSA, portable devices provide an alternative diagnostic tool when issues of cost, time, geographic availability, or other constraints pose impediments to in-lab testing. This study compares the ...