National Guideline Clearinghouse | Clinical guideline for the evaluation, management and long-term care of obstructive sleep apnea in adults.

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1.- Clinical guideline for the evaluation, management and long-term care of obstructive sleep apnea in adults.

Guideline Title
Clinical guideline for the evaluation, management and long-term care of obstructive sleep apnea in adults.

Bibliographic Source(s)
Epstein LJ, Kristo D, Strollo PJ Jr, Friedman N, Malhotra A, Patil SP, Ramar K, Rogers R, Schwab RJ, Weaver EM, Weinstein MD, Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea Task Force of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Clinical guideline for the evaluation, management and long-term care of obstructive sleep apnea in adults. J Clin Sleep Med 2009 Jun 15;5(3):263-76. PubMed

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2.- Clinical guidelines for the manual titration of positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Guideline Title
Clinical guidelines for the manual titration of positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Bibliographic Source(s)
Kushida CA, Chediak A, Berry RB, Brown LK, Gozal D, Iber C, Parthasarathy S, Quan SF, Rowley JA, Positive Airway Pressure Titration Task Force, American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Clinical guidelines for the manual titration of positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med 2008 Apr 15;4(2):157-71. PubMed

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3.- Clinical guidelines for the use of unattended portable monitors in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in adult patients.

Guideline Title
Clinical guidelines for the use of unattended portable monitors in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in adult patients.

Bibliographic Source(s)
Collop NA, Anderson WM, Boehlecke B, Claman D, Goldberg R, Gottlieb DJ, Hudgel D, Sateia M, Schwab R, Portable Monitoring Task Force of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Clinical guidelines for the use of unattended portable monitors in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in adult patients. Portable Monitoring Task Force of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. J Clin Sleep Med 2007 Dec 15;3(7):737-47. PubMed

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4.- Practice parameters for behavioral treatment of bedtime problems and night wakings in infants and young children.

Guideline Title
Practice parameters for behavioral treatment of bedtime problems and night wakings in infants and young children.

Bibliographic Source(s)
Morgenthaler TI, Owens J, Alessi C, Boehlecke B, Brown TM, Coleman J Jr, Friedman L, Kapur VK, Lee-Chiong T, Pancer J, Swick TJ, American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Practice parameters for behavioral treatment of bedtime problems and night wakings in infants and young children. Sleep 2006 Oct 1;29(10):1277-81. PubMed

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5.- Practice parameters for the psychological and behavioral treatment of insomnia: an update.

Guideline Title
Practice parameters for the psychological and behavioral treatment of insomnia: an update.

Bibliographic Source(s)
Morgenthaler T, Kramer M, Alessi C, Friedman L, Boehlecke B, Brown T, Coleman J, Kapur V, Lee-Chiong T, Owens J, Pancer J, Swick T, American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Practice parameters for the psychological and behavioral treatment of insomnia: an update. Sleep 2006 Nov 1;29(11):1415-9. PubMed

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