title: [Clinical usefulness and health-economic benefits of a new sheet-like medical device (SD-101) for the diagnosis of sleep apnea syndrome].
abstract: The SD-101 (Kenzmedico co. Ltd., Saitama, Japan), a non-invasive medical device capable of measuring respiratory parameters during sleep, has recently been developed. It operates while placed under the body like a bed pad equipped with 162 pressure sensors, with the patient in bed. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the SD-101 for the diagnosis of sleep apnea syndrome (SAS), we enrolled 52 patients with suspected SAS (45 men and 7 women; mean age, 45.6 +/- 10.9 years) in this study. Each subject underwent measurement using the SD-101 and a polysomnograph simultaneously, and we analyzed and compared them. In addition, health-economic benefits of the SD-101 were estimated based on the results. A significantly strong correlation was obtained between the apnea hypopnea index of PSG and its of SD-101 (r = 0.86, p < 0.0001). No adverse event due to the SD-101 occurred, while use of the SD-101 greatly reduced "feeling of being constrained" and discomfort during examination (Wilcoxon test: p < 0.0001). These findings could indicate that the SD-101 is clinically useful and will make a contribution to health-economic benefits for SAS in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Center for Sleep Disorders, Ohta General Hospital.
authors.forename: Yuuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takasaki
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakakibara
authors.forename: Fumihiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: Yuuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mieno
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murata
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kudoh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004869:Equipment Safety; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017286:Polysomnography; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*