Validity and Cost-Effectiveness of Pediatric Home Respiratory Polygraphy for the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children: Rationale, Study Design, and Methodology

Validity and Cost-Effectiveness of Pediatric Home Respiratory Polygraphy for the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children: Rationale, Study Design, and Methodology

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children is a prevalent, albeit largely undiagnosed disease associated with a large spectrum of morbidities. Overnight in-lab polysomnography remains the gold standard diagnostic approach, but is time-consuming, inconvenient, and expensive, and not readily available...

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Main Authors: Esther Oceja, Paula Rodríguez, María José Jurado, Maria Luz Alonso, Genoveva del Río, María Ángeles Villar, Olga Mediano, Marian Martínez, Santiago Juarros, Milagros Merino, Jaime Corral, Carmen Luna, Leila Kheirandish-Gozal, David Gozal, Joaquín Durán-Cantolla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Methods and Protocols
Subjects:
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
children
diagnosis
respiratory polygraphy
cost-effectiveness analysis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9279/4/1/9

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