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Technical Guidelines

Technical Guidelines for Sleep Technologists

These technical guidelines were developed by the AAST Standards and Guidelines Committee, and approved by the Board of Directors as an in-depth professional reference for sleep technologists. Each guideline contains the scope, definition and procedure for a clinical role.

  • COVID-19 Sleep Lab
  • Best Practice for Inpatient Sleep Disordered Breathing Screening and Management
  • Clinical Use of Actigraphy
  • End-Tidal CO2 
  • Oral Appliance Titration (OAT)
  • Home Sleep Apnea Testing (HSAT)
  • Positive Airway Pressure Acclimation and Desensitization
  • Patient Assessment and Vital Signs Measurement and Documentation
  • Sleep Health Patient Education Curriculum
  • Split Night Protocols for Adult Patients
  • Standard Polysomnography
  • Summary of AASM Clinical Guidelines for the Manual Titration of Positive Airway Pressures in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • Transcutaneous CO2 Monitoring
  • Pre- and Post-Operative Monitoring of the OSA Patient

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