Background: Greater awareness of sleep-disordered breathing and rising obesity rates have
fueled demand for sleep studies. Sleep testing using level 3 portable devices may expedite …

Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common sleep-related breathing
disorder. In-laboratory, overnight type I polysomnography (PSG) is the current “gold …

Study Objectives: Questionnaires have been validated as screening tools in adult
populations at risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Portable monitors (PM) have gained …

Objective: The objective of this meta‐analysis study was to compare the accuracy of home
sleep studies with laboratory polysomnography in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea …

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 …

Study Objectives: Home sleep apnea testing (HSAT) is increasingly available for diagnosing
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). One key limitation of most HSAT involves the lack of sleep …

Background Portable monitoring is a convenient means for diagnosing sleep apnea.
However, data on whether one night of monitoring is sufficiently precise for the diagnosis of …

Background: The clinical utility of limited-channel sleep studies (which are increasingly
conducted at home) versus laboratory polysomnography (PSG) for diagnosing obstructive …

Background Polysomnography remains the diagnostic gold standard for obstructive sleep
apnea syndrome (OSAS), but it is time consuming and requires dedicated personnel and …

Objective This study was designed to assess the sensitivity and specificity of a portable
sleep apnea recording device (ApneaLink™) using standard polysomnography (PSG) as a …