Comparison of Polysomnographic and Portable Home Monitoring Assessments of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Saskatchewan Women

JA Gjevre; RM Taylor-Gjevre; R Skomro; J Reid; M Fenton; D Cotton

doi:10.1155/2011/408091

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2011)

Comparison of Polysomnographic and Portable Home Monitoring Assessments of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Saskatchewan Women

JA Gjevre,
RM Taylor-Gjevre,
R Skomro,
J Reid,
M Fenton,
D Cotton

Affiliations

JA Gjevre: Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Canada
RM Taylor-Gjevre: Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
R Skomro: Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Canada
J Reid: Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Canada
M Fenton: Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Canada
D Cotton: Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/408091
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 5
pp. 271 – 274

Abstract

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OBJECTIVES: To compare a commercially available, level III in-home diagnostic sleep test (Embletta, Embletta USA) and in-laboratory polysomnography (PSG) in women with suspected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

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