At-Home Sleep Testing Equal to Overnight in a Sleep Lab in Treatment Results ...and CPAP outcomes are equivalent
ATS 2010, NEW ORLEANS—Patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
may no longer have to spend an expensive and uncomfortable night at a sleep center to
monitor their sleep-disordered breathing. According to new research, those who
performed sleep testing in their home with portable monitors showed similar
improvements after three months of treatment with continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP) in daytime function as compared to patients who underwent overnight testing in
a sleep center.
Furthermore, patient adherence to CPAP over the first three months of treatment was
similar in patients with OSA who received home versus in-lab testing.
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