Objective: Peripheral arterial tonometry
(PAT) as a portable method of monitoring sleep quality is a relatively
recent innovation. The aim was to compare the results of PAT and
polysomnography (PSG) and to evaluate the role of PAT in diagnosing
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).
Methods: This
study included adult patients who admitted to ENT clinic with OSAS
complaints (excessive daytime sleepiness, snoring, and witnessed apnea),
undergone sleep monitorization using PAT system (WatchPAT 200TM; Itamar
Medical Ltd., Caesarea, Israel) and had single-blind, level 1
polysomnography at sleep laboratory of Chest Diseases Department.
Results: For
the two sleep monitoring sessions as conducted at different times: the
apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and respiratory disturbance index (RDI)
values were strongly correlated between sessions (r=0.749, r=0.753;
p<0.001). The oxygen desaturation index (ODI) values were very
strongly correlated (r=0.861; p<0.001). When the AHI scores
calculated using PAT for the patients enrolled in the trial were taken
into consideration; 89.7% of the patients were correctly diagnosed with
OSAS (AHI≥5); for RDI calculated (RDI≥5) using PAT, 100% of OSAS
diagnoses were correct; for AHI values calculated with the PAT method,
taking 15 as cut-off point, the sensitivity was found to be at an
extremely high level of 96.1%.
Conclusion: PAT
and PSG values were highly correlated. This finding demonstrated that
the reproducibility of the results obtained with PAT was also high. This
study shows that PAT can be used as a screening test for OSAS and in a
group of patients who are highly suspected for OSAS.
Obstructive sleep apnea peripheral artery tonometry polysomnography apnea-hypopnea index oxygen desaturation index
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi |
Bölüm | Makaleler |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 5 Nisan 2018 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 8 Mart 2018 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2018 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1 |