Assessment of automated analysis of portable oximetry as a screening test for moderate-to-severe sleep apnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Ana M Andrés-BlancoDaniel ÁlvarezAndrea CrespoC Ainhoa ArroyoAna Cerezo-HernándezGonzalo C Gutiérrez-TobalRoberto HorneroFélix Del Campo

Published in: PloS one (2017)

The agreement and the diagnostic performance of the estimated AHI from automated analysis of portable oximetry were similar regardless of the presence of COPD both in-lab and at-home. Particularly, portable oximetry could be used as an abbreviated screening test for moderate-to-severe OSAS in patients with COPD.

Keyphrases

sleep apnea
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
machine learning
lung function
deep learning
low cost
high throughput
high intensity
positive airway pressure
obstructive sleep apnea
air pollution