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Single Center Comparison Of Home Sleep Apnea Testing Based On Respiratory Polygraphy Vs. Peripheral Arterial Tonometry, Stephen F. White, Md, Praneet C. Kaki, Bs, Henry C. Ideker, Md, Ritu G. Grewal, Md
Single Center Comparison Of Home Sleep Apnea Testing Based On Respiratory Polygraphy Vs. Peripheral Arterial Tonometry, Stephen F. White, Md, Praneet C. Kaki, Bs, Henry C. Ideker, Md, Ritu G. Grewal, Md
Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit
Introduction
- Home sleep apnea testing (HSAT) is an accessible option for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with high pre- test probability of moderate to severe OSA
- Cardio-respiratory polygraphy (RP) has traditionally been utilized and involves wearing a nasal airflow cannula, pulse oximeter, and respiratory effort belt with actigraphy
- Peripheral arterial tonometry (PAT)-based testing is a newer technology that involves wearing a disposable smartwatch-sized computer on the wrist, sensor on the finger and sensor on the chest and has been validated for HSAT
- PAT-based HSAT has been increasingly utilized due to perceived ease of use, improved patient comfort, and …
Improving Follow Up Compliance For Patients With Sleep Disordered Breathing At Jefferson Sleep Center, E. Fares, Md, A. Ananth, Md, Z. Fast, Md
Improving Follow Up Compliance For Patients With Sleep Disordered Breathing At Jefferson Sleep Center, E. Fares, Md, A. Ananth, Md, Z. Fast, Md
Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit
Despite the high effectiveness of CPAP therapy, patient adherence remains variable and a hurdle towards appropriate treatment of their sleep-disordered breathing.
Patients often stop using their CPAP and are then lost to follow-up, which increases their risk of previously mentioned complications that are associated with OSA.
Goals for Improvement
To increase the follow-up rate for patients with OSA.
Disposable Equipment For Efficient Home Sleep Apnea Testing And Minimizing Human Handling At The Sleep Laboratory, Abigail Quintos, Robert Tavella, Karl Doghramji
Disposable Equipment For Efficient Home Sleep Apnea Testing And Minimizing Human Handling At The Sleep Laboratory, Abigail Quintos, Robert Tavella, Karl Doghramji
Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit
As part of the disease mitigation strategy at the time of the pandemic, the Jefferson sleep laboratory has completely shifted towards utilization of the third-party vendor for HSATs. The vendor specializes in handling, shipping and disinfecting the HSAT equipment. They send the data electronically to the Jefferson sleep laboratory for interpretation.
We propose a single-use, fully disposable HSAT kit (WatchPAT One) to further minimize potential virus exposures and spread. The single-use design allows no return shipment, no charging or downloading, no cleaning and no infection transmission risk.
Since the equipment utilizes a different mechanism - peripheral arterial tone (PAT) signal …
Urine Drug Screening At The Sleep Disorder Center, Rohin Saroya, Md, Karl Doghramji, Md
Urine Drug Screening At The Sleep Disorder Center, Rohin Saroya, Md, Karl Doghramji, Md
Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit
Aim
- Introduce UDS for all patients undergoing MSLT or MWT
- Eliminate false positive and negative results
- Optimize management of disorder
Goal
- To have 100% of patients undergoing an MSLT or MWT to have a UDS