Clinical impact of manual scoring of peripheral arterial tonometry in patients with sleep apnea.

Samuel TschoppUrs BornerWilhelm WimmerMarco CaversaccioKurt Tschopp

Published in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2022)

Manual scoring results in a lower pAHI while improving the correlation to ODI. With manual scoring, the OSA category decreases in a clinically relevant proportion of patients. Sleep stages and time do not change significantly with manual scoring. In the authors' opinion, manual oversight is recommended if clinical decisions are likely to change.

Keyphrases

sleep apnea
obstructive sleep apnea
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
positive airway pressure
newly diagnosed
physical activity
patient reported outcomes