Open AccessComparison of Nasal Pressure Transducer and Thermistor for Detection of Respiratory Events During Polysomnography in Children
Author(s) -
Rohit Budhiraja,
James L. Goodwin,
Sairam Parthasarathy,
Stuart F. Quan
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.1093/sleep/28.9.1117
Subject(s) - thermistor , respiratory disturbance index , polysomnography , medicine , sleep apnea , transducer , apnea , nasal cannula , capnography , anesthesia , breathing , respiratory system , cannula , surgery , acoustics , physics , quantum mechanics
The results of small studies have suggested that a nasal-cannula pressure transducer has a higher sensitivity than a thermistor in detecting hypopneas and diagnosing sleep-disordered breathing in both adults and children. We compared a thermistor alone, and in conjunction with a pressure transducer, for detection of sleep-disordered breathing in children during in-home polysomnography.
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