Inpatient Sleep Medicine: New AASM Guidelines

About this episode

The episode discusses new AASM guidelines for evaluating and managing obstructive sleep apnea in hospitalized adults.

In this episode of Talking Sleep, host Dr. Seema Khosla welcomes Dr. Reena Mehra, professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle, and Dr. Dennis Auckley, professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, to discuss the newly released AASM clinical practice guidelines for evaluating and managing obstructive sleep apnea in hospitalized adults. The guidelines address a significant gap in inpatient care: how to systematically screen for sleep apnea in hospitalized patients, prioritize high-risk groups, determine when and where to perform testing, and ensure appropriate outpatient follow-up. Dr. Mehra and Dr. Auckley explain the impetus behind developing these guidelines and the PICO question process used to examine existing evidence, acknowledging the challenges of working with limited data in this emerging field. The conversation systematically walks through the four key recommendations: in-hospital screening for OSA as part of an evaluation and management pathway, use of inpatient PAP treatment for newly diagnosed…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Seema Khosla

Guests: Dr. Reena Mehra, Dr. Dennis Auckley

Topics covered

• inpatient sleep medicine
• obstructive sleep apnea
• clinical practice guidelines
• hospitalized patients
• screening and management

Keywords

• sleep medicine
• AASM guidelines
• obstructive sleep apnea
• inpatient care
• screening
• PAP treatment
• discharge management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AASM, University of Washington, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University

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