Comparison of the automatic analysis versus the manual scoring from ApneaLink™ device for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 679-686

  Nigro, Carlos Alberto ^a,b   Dibur, Eduardo ^a,b   Aimaretti, Silvia ^a,b   González, Sergio ^a,b   Rhodius, Edgardo ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL ALEMÁN   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Home sleep study; Portable sleep study; Sleep apnoea; Sleep disordered breathing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRFLOW; APNEA; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPNEA INDEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84859393777     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: 15221709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-010-0421-9     Document Type: Article

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