A comment on predicting continuous positive airway pressure from a modified split-night protocol in moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome.

摘要

To the Editor I read with interest “Predicting Continuous Positive Airway pressure from A Modified Split-Night Protocol in Moderate to Severe Obstructive Sleep Apneahypnea Syndrome” (1). For those individuals with an Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) from 5 events per hour to moderate OSAHS, whether or not the presented model helps is an issue to be clarified. Since the model is said to be helpful for those from moderate to severe OSAHS, it can also be argued that subjects with complaints of poor sleep and mild OSAHS require a diagnostic polysomnography (PSG) in order to explain their clinical symptoms (2-5).