Polysomnography in Bolivian Children Native to High Altitude Compared to Children Native to Low Altitude

Conclusions:HA native Andean children have more respiratory events when scoring relies on SpO2 desaturation due to inherent SpO2 instability. Use of American Academy of Sleep Medicine scoring criteria may yield false-positive results for obstructive sleep-disordered breathing at HA.Citation:Hill CM, Carroll A, Dimitriou D, Gavlak J, Heathcote K, L'Esperance V, Baya A, Webster R, Pushpanathan M, Bucks RS. Polysomnography in Bolivian children native to high altitude compared to children native to low altitude.SLEEP 2016;39(12):2149–2155.
Source: Sleep - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research