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