Investigation of breathing-disordered sleep quantification using the oxygen saturation signal

Thesis

This thesis investigates the feasibility of using the non-invasive biomedical signal of oxygen saturation, or SpO₂ , to diagnose a sleep disorder known as Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Hypopnoea Syndrome (OSAHS). Epidemiologically, OSAHS is the most common condition investigated by sleep clinics. In a patient suspected of having the disorder, the upper airway is obstructed during sleep and a cessation in respiration results. An apnoea is defined as a temporary cessation of breathing....

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Authors: Lazareck, L

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: obstructive sleep apnoea; autoregressive modelling; time and frequency domain analyses
• Subjects: Sleep disorders