Comparison of American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) versus Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) polysomnography (PSG) scoring rules on AHI …

A Korotinsky, SZ Assefa, M Diaz-Abad, EM Wickwire… - Sleep and …, 2016 - Springer
Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an important clinical condition. Eligibility for
treatment usually depends on disease severity, measured as the apnea-hypopnea index …

The new AASM criteria for scoring hypopneas: impact on the apnea hypopnea index

WR Ruehland, PD Rochford, FJ O'Donoghue… - sleep, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: To compare apnea-hypopnea indices (AHIs) derived using 3
standard hypopnea definitions published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine …

A transition to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine–recommended hypopnea definition in adults: initiatives of the Hypopnea Scoring Rule Task Force

RB Berry, AR Abreu, V Krishnan, SF Quan… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - jcsm.aasm.org
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) recommends that hypopneas be
identified using a definition that is based on a≥ 30% decrease in airflow associated with a≥ …

Polysomnography for obstructive sleep apnea should include arousal-based scoring: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement

RK Malhotra, DB Kirsch, DA Kristo, EJ Olson… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - jcsm.aasm.org
The diagnostic criteria for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults, as defined in the
International Classification of Sleep Disorders, Third Edition, requires an increased …

Differences between manual and automatic analysis in determining the severity of obstructive sleep apnea using home sleep apnea testing

G Labarca, J Dreyse, C Salas, A Contreras, G Nazar… - Sleep medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Home sleep apnea testing (HSAT) is a diagnostic measure for obstructive sleep
apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) in moderate/high risk patients. Some HSAT …

Impact of different criteria for defining hypopneas in the apnea-hypopnea index

RL Manser, P Rochford, RJ Pierce, GB Byrnes… - Chest, 2001 - Elsevier
Objectives To explore the effect of using different scoring criteria for hypopneas in the
scoring of polysomnographic studies:(1) by estimating the level of agreement between …

Indication of CPAP without a sleep study in patients with high pretest probability of obstructive sleep apnea

CA Nigro, E Borsini, E Dibur, L Larrateguy… - Sleep and …, 2020 - Springer
Objective To evaluate the performance of clinical criteria (CC) for diagnosis and initiation of
empirical treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with …

Validating the diagnostic accuracy of the sleep apnea clinical score for use in primary care populations

M Grover, M Mookadam, YH Chang, J Parish - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To provide external validation of the diagnostic accuracy of the Sleep Apnea
Clinical Score (SACS) tool in a new setting and patient population. Patients and Methods …

Variability in the apnea-hypopnea index and its consequences for diagnosis and therapy evaluation

G Aarab, F Lobbezoo, HL Hamburger, M Naeije - Respiration, 2009 - karger.com
Background: The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is frequently used to recognize obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA) and to evaluate therapy. Objectives: The aim of this study was to …

The 2012 AASM respiratory event criteria increase the incidence of hypopneas in an adult sleep center population

B Duce, J Milosavljevic, C Hukins - Journal of clinical sleep medicine, 2015 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: To investigate the effect of the 2012 American Academy of Sleep Medicine
(AASM) respiratory event criteria on severity and prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea …