UCL Discovery
UCL home » Library Services » Electronic resources » UCL Discovery

Changes in physiological signal entropy in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: a systematic review

Alotaibi, Nawal; Cheung, Maggie; Shah, Amar; Hurst, John R; Mani, Ali R; Mandal, Swapna; (2024) Changes in physiological signal entropy in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: a systematic review. Physiological Measurement , 45 (9) , Article 095010. 10.1088/1361-6579/ad79b4. Green open access

[thumbnail of Nawal SR.pdf]
Preview
PDF
Nawal SR.pdf - Published Version

Download (466kB) | Preview

Abstract

Background and Objective. Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) affects an estimated 936 million people worldwide, yet only 15% receive a definitive diagnosis. Diagnosis of OSA poses challenges due to the dynamic nature of physiological signals such as oxygen saturation (SpO2) and heart rate variability (HRV). Linear analysis methods may not fully capture the irregularities present in these signals. The application of entropy of routine physiological signals offers a promising method to better measure variabilities in dynamic biological data. This review aims to explore entropy changes in physiological signals among individuals with OSA. Approach. Keyword and title searches were performed on Medline, Embase, Scopus, and CINAHL databases. Studies had to analyse physiological signals in OSA using entropy. Quality assessment used the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Evidence was qualitatively synthesised, considering entropy signals, entropy type, and time-series length. Main results. Twenty-two studies were included. Multiple physiological signals related to OSA, including SpO2, HRV, and the oxygen desaturation index (ODI), have been investigated using entropy. Results revealed a significant decrease in HRV entropy in those with OSA compared to control groups. Conversely, SpO2 and ODI entropy values were increased in OSA. Despite variations in entropy types, time scales, and data extraction devices, studies using receiver operating characteristic curves demonstrated a high discriminative accuracy (>80% AUC) in distinguishing OSA patients from control groups. Significance. This review highlights the potential of SpO2 entropy analysis in developing new diagnostic indices for patients with OSA. Further investigation is needed before applying this technique clinically.

Type: Article
Title: Changes in physiological signal entropy in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: a systematic review
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/ad79b4
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6579/ad79b4
Language: English
Additional information: © 2024 The Author(s). Original content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Respiratory Medicine
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10207664
Downloads since deposit
3Downloads
Download activity - last month
Download activity - last 12 months
Downloads by country - last 12 months

Archive Staff Only

View Item View Item