Night-to-night variability in respiratory outcomes from home sleep testing in children with suspected sleep-disordered breathing: a retrospective analysis using real-world data
Samuel Tschopp, Arina Reist, Urs Borner, Marco Caversaccio, Philipp Latzin, Insa Korten · 2026
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Samuel Tschopp and co-authors check whether one night of home sleep testing tells the truth about children's breathing, in a 2026 study. Pediatric sleep apnea is often diagnosed from a single night at home. Breathing, though, can vary from night to night, and the first night in a test setup may skew results. The team analyzed two consecutive nights of recordings from children suspected of disordered breathing.
Records came from routine care rather than a hand-picked trial group. The main measure was the apnea-hypopnea index, the standard count of breathing pauses per hour. Comparing nights showed how stable that index really is. The analysis also tested how often the diagnosis itself would flip between nights. Such evidence helps doctors decide when a second night is worth ordering.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Samuel Tschopp, Arina Reist, Urs Borner, Marco Caversaccio, Philipp Latzin, Insa Korten |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |