Recent studies suggest that HRPO has 75.2 % accuracy for diagnosing apnea in kids. If the HDPO identifies five desaturation events per hour, it is likely that on a polysomnogram (PSG) there will be an AHI> 5. (AHI of 1-5 in a child is mild OSA, 5-10 is moderate.)
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