Validation of the Nox-T3 Portable Monitor for Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Published in: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
• Main Authors: Chang, Yuan, Xu, Liyue, Han, Fang, Keenan, Brendan T., Kneeland-Szanto, Elizabeth, Zhang, Rongbao, Zhang, Wei, Yu, Yongbo, Zuo, Yuhua, Pack, Allan I., Kuna, Samuel T.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2019
• Subjects: Scientific Investigations; Kuna; Rho; Iceland
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6457504/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30952218; https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.7720

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Clinical practice guidelines recommend polysomnography (PSG) for diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with major comorbidities. We evaluated home sleep apnea testing (HSAT) using a type 3 portable monitor (PM, Nox-T3, Nox Medical, Reykjavik, Iceland) to diagnose O...