كتاب
Sleep apnea syndrome
- Scope and Purpose
The objectives of this guidelines are
- To provide guidance for the proper management of obstructive sleep apnea patients.
- To provide clinical guidance statements on indications for follow-up PSG and HSAT in adult patients with OSA. These guidance statements apply to the use of PSG and HSATs after a diagnosis of OSA has been established and decisions about treatment implementation have been made. The guidance statements do not apply to the initiation of treatment (eg, initial titration of PAP devices).
- To provide guidance on various methods for assessment to be used by health professionals to improve patient outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea management for better symptom control, reducing side effects, and increasing self-efficacy and QOL.
