The capacity for performing sleep study is limited. We made a simulation to study whether a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) and prescription of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy would be possible and cost-effective without performing a sleep study.
One hundred ninety-seven consecutive patients referred to a pulmonary clinic due to suspected OSAS were included. Professional drivers, patients with neurological diseases, heart failure or aged