Society guideline links: Sleep-related breathing disorders including obstructive sleep apnea in children

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately:

●(See "Society guideline links: Parasomnias, hypersomnias, and circadian rhythm disorders".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Sleep-related breathing disorders in adults".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Insomnia in children".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Restless legs syndrome".)

United States

●Expert consensus statement for the management of pediatric persistent obstructive sleep apnea after adenotonsillectomy (2023)

●American Thoracic Society (ATS): Clinical practice guideline on home oxygen therapy for children (2019)

●American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF): Tonsillectomy in children, update (2018)

●American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM): Position paper for the use of a home sleep apnea test for the diagnosis of OSA in children (2017)

●AASM: Consensus statement on the recommended amount of sleep for healthy children – Methodology and discussion (2016)

●AASM: Consensus statement on the recommended amount of sleep for pediatric populations (2016)

●AASM: Quality measures for the care of pediatric patients with obstructive sleep apnea (2015)

●ATS: An official policy statement on the importance of healthy sleep (2015)

●American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA): Practice guidelines for the perioperative management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (2014)

●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Clinical practice guideline for diagnosis and management of childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (2012)

●AASM: Practice parameters for the respiratory indications for polysomnography in children (2011)

●AASM: Best clinical practices for the sleep center adjustment of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in stable chronic alveolar hypoventilation syndromes (2010)

●AASM: Clinical guidelines for the manual titration of positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (2008)

Europe

●European Respiratory Society (ERS): Guideline on non-CPAP therapies for obstructive sleep apnoea (2021)

●ERS: Statement for definition, discrimination, diagnosis and treatment of central breathing disturbances during sleep (2017)

●ERS: Statement on obstructive sleep disordered breathing in 1- to 23-month-old children (2017)

United Kingdom

●British Thoracic Society (BTS): Guideline for diagnosing and monitoring paediatric sleep-disordered breathing (2023)

●BTS: Guideline for respiratory management of children with neuromuscular weakness (2012)

●BTS: Guidelines for home oxygen in children (2009)

Australia–New Zealand

●Australasian Sleep Association (ASA): Standard for sleep disorders services (2019)

●ASA: Technical specifications and interpretation guidelines on overnight oximetry for evaluating paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea (2019)

●ASA: Clinical practice guidelines for performing sleep studies in children (2017)

●Paediatric Society of New Zealand (PSNZ): New Zealand guidelines for the assessment of sleep-disordered breathing in childhood (2015)

●Australian Dental Association (ADA): Clinical guidelines for oral appliance therapy in the treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea (2013)

Japan

●Japanese Respiratory Society (JRS): Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) guidelines, 2nd revised edition (2017)