Home diagnosis of OSA wins support.

Australian Doctor,  February, 2007  

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By Rebecca Jenkins

PATIENTS with a high probability of obstructive sleep apnoea can be successfully diagnosed and treated at home without the need for laboratory sleep studies, a study suggests.

Researchers used an algorithm to select 68 patients with a high probability of having moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnoea.

Patients were then randomised to standard management using polysomnography in a laboratory or to home management using auto-CPAP and oximetry without polysomnography.

After three months the researchers found no differences between groups for the ...

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