Evaluating the Role of Inpatient Sleep Studies in Hospitalized Adults in Relation to One-Year Mortality and Healthcare Utilization: A Population-Based Cohort Study
In this population-based study of propensity score-weighted hospitalized individuals, inpatient PSG was associated with higher mortality and costs compared to delayed PSG, and with lower mortality, but greater resource use than non-PSG controls. Although weighting reduced measured differences, unmeasured clinical complexity may still influence these associations. Among hospitalized individuals with suspected SDB, delaying PSG until after discharge may achieve similar or better outcomes at lower cost, warranting confirmation in prospective studies.
Authors
- Marcus Povitz
- Tetyana Kendzerska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5301-1796)
- Vanessa Luks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1098-2821)
- Nancy Porhownik
- Michael S. B. Mak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6901-7458)
- Kednapa Thavorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4738-8447)
- Mark I. Boulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9547-1889)
- George Chandy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3181-5563)
- Robert Talarico
- Sunita Mulpuru
- Sachin R Pendharkar
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- O'Brien Institute (AU)
- Ottawa Public Health (CA)
- Sunnybrook Research Institute
- University of Manitoba (CA)
- Ottawa University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of the American Thoracic Society
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/annalsats/aaoag057
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00