Effective Apnea-Hypopnea Index ( & ldquo;Effective AHI & rdquo;): A New Measure of Effectiveness for Positive Airway Pressure Therapy

Conclusions:Significant disease burden, as objectively measured by the Effective AHI, may still exist in many patients with severe OSA in whom PAP therapy is not utilized for the entire sleep period. The WP is a reasonably accurate device to measure the Effective AHI.Citation:Boyd SB, Upender R, Walters AS, Goodpaster L, Stanley JJ, Wang L, Chandrasekhar R. Effective apnea-hypopnea index (“Effective AHI”): a new measure of effectiveness for positive airway pressure therapy.SLEEP 2016;39(11):1961–1972.
Source: Sleep - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research