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home apnea monitoring
Indications:
- evaluation of sleep apnea
Contraindications:
- general screening of asymptomatic individuals
- patients with significant cardiopulmonary disease
Procedure:
- need determined by medical history + face-to-face (in-person or telemedicine) exam by a physician
- data must be interpreted by a provider who is board-certified in sleep medicine or overseen by a board certified physician
- test data alone should not be used to make diagnoses, evaluate treatment efficacy, or make treatment decisions
General
out-of-center sleep testing; home sleep apnea test
References
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)
AASM releases position statement on home sleep apnea testing.
Press Release. Oct 13, 2017
https://aasm.org/aasm-releases-position-statement-home-sleep-apnea-testing/
- Rosen IM, Kirsch DB, Chervin RD et al
Clinical Use of a Home Sleep Apnea Test: An American Academy of Sleep
Medicine Position Statement.
J Clin Sleep Med. 2017;13(10):1205-1207
http://jcsm.aasm.org/ViewAbstract.aspx?pid=31106
- Baughn J, D'Andrea L, Friedman N et al
American Academy of Sleep Medicine Position Paper for the Use
of a Home Sleep Apnea Test for the Diagnosis of OSA in Children.
J Clin Sleep Med. 2017;13(10):1199-1203
http://jcsm.aasm.org/ViewAbstract.aspx?pid=31105