[A population study of the efficacy of pulsioxymetry in diagnosing obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome]. / Eficacia de la pulsioximetría en el diagnóstico del síndrome de apnea obstructiva durante el sueño en un estudio poblacional.
Aten Primaria
; 32(3): 144-9, 2003.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the use at home of night-time pulsioxymetry to diagnose obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome in the general population.DESIGN:
Cros-sectional study of diagnostic tests.PARTICIPANTS:
Random sample of 70 individuals chosen from a Health Centre´s appointment records. MAIN MEASUREMENTS Anamnesis concerning sleep and respiratory disorders during sleep, anthropometric measurements, Epworth´s sleepiness scale, home night-time pulsioxymetry and polysomnography.RESULTS:
Visual inspection by oxymetry gave 82% sensitivity (95% CI, 62-93) and 69% specificity (95% CI, 53-82) for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome. Other indices such as the time with oxygen saturation below 90% and the number of desaturations above 4% gave a sensitivity of 82% and 86% and specificity of 63% and 65%, respectively. All the cases of clinically significant obstructive apnoea were diagnosed by pulsioxymetry.CONCLUSIONS:
Night-time pulsioxymetry is a useful test for general screening of obstructive sleep apnoea.
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Assunto principal:
Polissonografia
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Apneia Obstrutiva do Sono
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Aten Primaria
Ano de publicação:
2003
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Article