Nocturnal oximetry for the diagnosis of the sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome: a method to reduce the number of polysomnographies?

BACKGROUND—Polysomnography (PSG) is currently the "gold standard" for the diagnosis of the sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS). Nocturnal oximetry (NO) has been used with contradictory results. A prospective study was performed to determine the accuracy of NO as a diagnostic tool and to...

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Main Authors: Chiner, E., Signes-Costa, J., Arriero, J. M., Marco, J., Fuentes, I., Sergado, A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Group 1999
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1745404/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10525553
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