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