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 Clinical Guidelines

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) develops clinical guidelines that provide physicians with comprehensive recommendations for the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with sleep disorders.

These guidelines incorporate the AASM’s evidence-based practice parameters and supplement them with consensus-based recommendations formed by a task force of experts. Specific content areas covered by the guidelines include methods of diagnosis, treatment options and recommended long-term management strategies.

The guidelines are reviewed by independent content experts before they are submitted to the AASM Board of Directors for approval. The approved clinical guidelines are then published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

The AASM reviews the clinical guidelines on a regular basis and provides updates or revisions when needed.

Select any of these links to view and download the AASM’s clinical guidelines:

PUBLISHED
(Month/Year)
CATEGORY PAPER TITLE
2/2008 Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders Clinical Guidelines for the Manual Titration of Positive Airway Pressure in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
12/2007 Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Unattended Portable Monitors in the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adult Patients

Contact the AASM national office for more information about practice parameters.



 
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