June 2019. Volume 15. Number 2

Sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome in childhood. Could it be diagnosed by a smartphone?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Xu Z, Gutiérrez-Tobal GC, Wu Y, Kheirandish-Gozal L, Ni X, Hornero R, Gozal D. Cloud algorithm-driven oximetry-based diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in symptomatic habitually-snoring children. Eur Respir J. 2018;15. pii: 1801788.

Reviewers: Gimeno Díaz de Atauri Á1, García Vera C2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital 12 de Octubre. Madrid. España.
2CS José Ramón Muñoz Fernández. Zaragoza. España.
Correspondence: Álvaro Gimeno Díaz de Atauri. Email: agimenodatauri@gmail.com
Reception date: 14/05/2019
Acceptance date: 23/05/2019
Publication date: 29/05/2019

Abstract

Authors’ conclusions: overnight oximetry processed via Bluetooth technology by a cloud-based machine learning-derived algorithm can reliably diagnose OSAS in children with clinical symptoms suggestive of the disease. This approach provides virtually limitless scalability and should alleviate the substantial difficulties in accessing pediatric sleep laboratories while markedly reducing the costs of OSAS diagnosis.

Reviewers’ commentary: overnight oximetry processed by means of this specific algorithm seems to be useful to confirm the diagnosis of moderate to severe sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome, but not so much in mild cases. The negative results do not rule out the disease. The utility of the test could be improved

How to cite this article

Gimeno Díaz de Atauri A, García Vera C. Síndrome de apneas-hipopneas del sueño en niños, ¿podría diagnosticarse con un smartphone? Evid Pediatr. 2019;15:20.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Xu Z, Gutiérrez-Tobal GC, Wu Y, Kheirandish-Gozal L, Ni X, Hornero R, Gozal D. Cloud algorithm-driven oximetry-based diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in symptomatic habitually-snoring children. Eur Respir J. 2018;15. pii: 1801788.

Reviewers: Gimeno Díaz de Atauri Á1, García Vera C2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital 12 de Octubre. Madrid. España.
2CS José Ramón Muñoz Fernández. Zaragoza. España.
Correspondence: Álvaro Gimeno Díaz de Atauri. Email: agimenodatauri@gmail.com
Reception date: 14/05/2019
Acceptance date: 23/05/2019
Publication date: 29/05/2019

How to cite this article

Gimeno Díaz de Atauri A, García Vera C. Síndrome de apneas-hipopneas del sueño en niños, ¿podría diagnosticarse con un smartphone? Evid Pediatr. 2019;15:20.

29/05/2019

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