TABLE 2.

Potential use of telemedicine in obstructive sleep apnoea patient management

	Usual pathway	Telemedicine pathway
Diagnostic	Attended PSG and home PG	Remotely attended PSG/PG
Consultation	Face-to-face patient–physician consultation	Patient–physician teleconsultation
CPAP education	Face-to-face training	Video conferencing training
CPAP titration	Sleep lab attended CPAP titration and home APAP titration	Remotely attended CPAP titration
CPAP follow-up	Face-to-face patient–physician consultation	Telemonitoring, patient–physician teleconsultation, automated teledriven feedback, web-based supporting tools

CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure; APAP: automated CPAP; PSG: polysomnography; PG: polygraphy.