Ambulatory management of patients with sleep apnea: is there a place for portable monitor testing?

Clinics in Chest Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 299-308

  Sunwoo, Bernie ^a   Kuna, Samuel T ^b,c  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apnea hypopnea index; Comparative effectiveness; Continuous positive airway pressure; Cost effectiveness; Polysomnogram

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; BIOSENSOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROOCULOGRAM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AMBULATORY CARE; DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 77952934706     PISSN: 02725231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2010.02.003     Document Type: Review

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