Olmos D, Rodríguez JL, Gaitán MJ, Pimentel AB

Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 36-43
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ABSTRACT

The evaluation of the obstructive sleep apnea is commonly done by polysomnography. During this disease the respiratory signals can be observed as respiratory efforts (thoracic/abdominal movements) without airflow and a consequent oxygen saturation reduction. The technique used to define the respiratory signal by the Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias is the inductance plethysmography. However, in Mexico there is a technology availability trouble for the absence of a technology provider of the instrument itself, transducers or service. In this work, an evaluation of two other technological technologies is presented, the impedance neumography and the displacement respirometry. For the primer, a cost evaluation was also done. Using a Fleish neumotacometer as reference signal, the volume and frequency obtained by these two techniques showed that the impedance neumography presented high correlations and it was capable of follow the respiratory movements in obstructive sleep apnea simulations. Although the cost evaluation resulted in slightly higher costs than the inductance technique, the qualitative costs of using impedance neumography suggest benefits for the technological substitution.

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