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Article: Research Demonstrates Less Variability in Patient Response When Testing for Sleep Apnea In the Home.
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- January 13, 2005
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Study Finds the Usual Practice of a Single-Night Study for Sleep Apnea May Not Be Enough
In an analysis of over 1220 patients tested for the presence of obstructive sleep apnea, researchers found evidence that patients showed less night-to-night variability in their response to sleep testing in the home, when compared to the standard approach of testing patients in a sleep laboratory.
The analysis, published in the current issue of the peer-reviewed journal, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, was supported by the Research Service and Health Services Research and Development Service of the Department of Veteran Affairs and was ...
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