Validation of the MediByte® Type 3 Portable Monitor Compared with Polysomnography for Screening of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Helen S Driver; Effie J Pereira; Kathryn Bjerring; Fern Toop; Steven C Stewart; Peter W Munt; Michael F Fitzpatrick

doi:10.1155/2011/760958

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2011)

Validation of the MediByte® Type 3 Portable Monitor Compared with Polysomnography for Screening of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Helen S Driver,
Effie J Pereira,
Kathryn Bjerring,
Fern Toop,
Steven C Stewart,
Peter W Munt,
Michael F Fitzpatrick

Affiliations

Helen S Driver: Sleep Disorders Laboratory, Kingston General Hospital and Queen’s University, Department of Medicine, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Effie J Pereira: Sleep Disorders Laboratory, Kingston General Hospital and Queen’s University, Department of Medicine, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Kathryn Bjerring: Sleep Disorders Laboratory, Kingston General Hospital and Queen’s University, Department of Medicine, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Fern Toop: Sleep Disorders Laboratory, Kingston General Hospital and Queen’s University, Department of Medicine, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Steven C Stewart: Sleep Disorders Laboratory, Kingston General Hospital and Queen’s University, Department of Medicine, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Peter W Munt: Sleep Disorders Laboratory, Kingston General Hospital and Queen’s University, Department of Medicine, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Michael F Fitzpatrick: Sleep Disorders Laboratory, Kingston General Hospital and Queen’s University, Department of Medicine, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/760958
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 3
pp. 137 – 143

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Portable monitors are increasingly being used as a diagnostic screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and in-laboratory validation of these devices with polysomnography (PSG) is required.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
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