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NATIONAL GUIDELINE CLEARINGHOUSE™ (NGC)
GUIDELINE SYNTHESIS
MANAGEMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (OSA)
GUIDELINES BEING COMPARED
1.American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

a.Practice parameters for the medical therapy of obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep 2006a Aug 1;29(8):1031-5. [65 references]
http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=9693&nbr=005200


b.Practice parameters for the treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea with oral appliances: an update for 2005. Sleep 2006b Feb 1;29(2):240-3. [8 references]
http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=8774&nbr=004852


c.Practice parameters for the use of continuous and bilevel positive airway pressure devices to treat adult patients with sleep-related breathing disorders. Sleep 2006c Mar 1;29(3):375-80. [94 references]
http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=9076&nbr=004899


d.Practice parameters for the use of autotitrating continuous positive airway pressure devices for titrating pressures and treating adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: an update for 2007. Sleep 2008 Jan 1;31(1):141-7. [40 references]
http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=12228&nbr=006313


2.Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI). Diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in adults. Bloomington (MN): Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI); 2008 Jun. 55 p. [119 references]
http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=12694&nbr=006582

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