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Area of Science:

  • Sleep Medicine
  • Diagnostic Technology
  • Health Economics

Background:

  • Sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) diagnosis often relies on polysomnography or manual scoring of home respiratory polygraphy (HRP).
  • Automatic HRP scoring could reduce the need for technician involvement, potentially improving management and reducing costs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the diagnostic cost-effectiveness of a sequential HRP scoring protocol (automatic followed by manual for residual cases).
  • To compare this sequential protocol against solely manual HRP scoring and in-hospital polysomnography.

Main Methods:

  • A multicentre randomized study included patients suspected of SAHS.
  • Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were constructed for manual and automatic scoring.
  • Diagnostic agreement and costs were analyzed for different scoring protocols.

Main Results:

  • Manual HRP scoring demonstrated superior ROC curves compared to automatic scoring.
  • Specific cut-off points for automatic (AHI >25) and manual (AHI >20) HRP achieved high specificity (93% and 94%, respectively).
  • The sequential HRP protocol was 9% less expensive than manual scoring alone and represented 64% of the cost of polysomnography.

Conclusions:

  • A sequential HRP scoring protocol is a cost-effective diagnostic strategy for SAHS compared to polysomnography.
  • While cost-effective, the sequential protocol offers limited additional cost savings over solely manual HRP scoring.