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Pages 7-12 (January 2000)
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Validación de un sistema portátil de registro de tres canales (Oxyflow, Edentec) para el diagnóstico del síndrome de apnea del sueño
Validation of a portable three-channel recording system (Oxyflow, EdenTec) for diagnosing sleep apnea syndrome
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A. Jiménez Gómez
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Correspondencia: Sección de Neumología (pabellón 17-bajo). Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. Avda. de Valdecilla, s/n, 39008 Santander.
, R. Golpe Gómez, R. Carpizo Alfayate, C. de la Roza Fernández, S. Fernández Rozas, M.M. García Pérez
Unidad de Trastornos del Sueño y Sección de Neumología. Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. Universidad de Cantabria. Santander
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Objetivo

Evaluar la utilidad de un sistema de registro portátil (Oxyflow, Edentec), que mide flujo nasobucal, saturación de oxígeno y pulso arterial, para el diagnóstico del síndrome de apnea del sueño (SAS), utilizando la polisomnografía convencional como patrón de referencia.

Métodos

Se estudiaron prospectivamente 62 sujetos con sospecha de SAS, realizándose simultáneamente polisomnografía convencional y registro con Oxyflow en el laboratorio de sueño. Dos investigadores diferentes interpretaron los registros de cada uno de los métodos, a ciegas respecto al otro. Se utilizaron diferentes puntos de corte para el índice de apneas- hipopneas (IAH) (≥10, 15 y 30). Se calcularon la sensibilidad, especificidad, valor predictivo positivo y valor predicto negativo de los índices del Oxyflow para cada punto de corte del IAH. Al analizar los registros del Oxyflow, se emplearon tanto datos generados por el software incluido en el sistema como los obtenidos con una interpretación manual de los mismos. El análisis manual fue realizado por dos investigadores independientes, y se calculó la concordancia interobservador. La utilidad del análisis manual y el automático para el diagnóstico del SAS fue evaluado usando curvas receptor-operador (ROC).

Resultados

Se incluyeron en el estudio 58 varones (93,5%) y 4 mujeres (6,5%), con una edad media (±DE) de 53±11 años (29-73). El 58% de los pacientes tenían un IAH ≥10 (IAH medio: 25 ± 28 [0-125]). De todos los parámetros analizados, el RDI4% (índice de episodios respiratorios por hora de registro, con desaturaciones ≥4%) presentó el mayor área bajo la curva ROC (0,90 para IAH ≥10; 0,94 para IAH ≥15 y 0,96 para IAH ≥30). El análisis manual fue factible y reproducible (concordancia: 0,93; coeficiente kappa: 0,82), pero su eficiencia no fue mayor que la del análisis automático.

Conclusiones

El sistema Oxyflow puede ser una herramienta útil para el diagnóstico del SAS. Su portabilidad y simplicidad lo hacen potencialmente útil para estudios domiciliarios.

Palabras clave:
Síndrome de apnea del sueño
Sistemas de registro de sueño portátiles
Polisomnografía
Oxyflow
Objective

To evaluate the usefulness of a portable recording device (Oxyflow, EdenTec) to measure oronasal airflow, oxygen saturation and arterial pulse for diagnosing sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) using conventional polysomnography as the gold standard.

Methods

Sixty-two subjects suspected of having SAS were studied prospectively by simultaneously recording conventional polysomnography and Oxyflow data in the sleep laboratory. Two different investigators, blinded to each other's findings, interpreted the data from each method. The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) cut-off points used were ?? 10, 15 and 30. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of the Oxyflow indices for each AHI cut-off point were calculated. Both computer-generated and manually collected data from the Oxyflow device were analyzed. Manual readings were recorded by two independent investigators and interobserver agreement was calculated. The usefulness of both automatic and manual analyses for SAS diagnosis was assessed using receiver operating characteristic curves (ROC).

Results

Fifty-eight (93.5%) men and 4 (6.5%) women with a mean age (± SD) of 53 ± 11 years (29-73) were enrolled. An AHI ≥10 was observed in 58% of the patients and mean AHI was 25±28 (0-125). The index of respiratory disturbance per hour of analysis with desaturation events ≥4% (RDI4%) was the parameter with the largest area under the ROC curve (0.90 for AHI ≥10; 0.94 for AHI ≥15 and 0.96 for AHI ≥30). Manual reading was practical and reproducible (agreement 0.93, kappa coefficient 0.82) but its efficiency was no greater than that of automatic analysis.

Conclusions

The Oxyflow device may be a useful diagnostic tool for SAS. Its portability and simplicity makes it potentially useful for in-home studies.

Key words:
Sleep apnea syndrome
Portable recording systems
Polysomnography
Oxyflow
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