The Role of Weight Management in the Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Official ATS Clinical Practice Guideline Implementation Tools
- Hudgel DW, Patel SR, Ahasic AM, Bartlett SJ, Bessesen DH, Coaker MA, et al. The role of weight management in the treatment of adult obstructive sleep apnea. an official ATS clinical practice guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018; 198(6):e70–e87.
- Billings ME, Krishnan V, Su G, Donovan LM, Patel SR, Hudgel DW, et al. Clinical practice guideline summary for clinicians: the role of weight management in the treatment of adult obstructive sleep apnea. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2019; 16(4):405-408.
- CME Course and Exam (Expires April 2021)
- Scientific Symposia
- ATS Clinical Practice Guidelines: Clinical Practice on the Cutting Edge - Presented by Sanjay R. Patel, MD (ATS 2019)
- ECRI Institute Guideline Summary and Scorecard
- Pre-registration required for free access.
- Public Health Interest Materials
- Weight Loss and Sleep Apnea (2019)
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults (2019)
- Guideline Central Pocket Guide
- Twitter Moment
- The Role of Weight Management in the Treatment of Adult OSA (Nov. 6, 2018)
Complementary Materials
- Indirectly Related Workshop Reports
- Ayas NT, Laratta CR, Coleman JM, Doufas AG, Eikermann M, Gay PC, et al. Knowledge gaps in the perioperative management of adults with obstructive sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome. an official ATS workshop report. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2019; 15(2):117-126.
- General Reviews and Updates
- Wang SH, Keenan BT, Wiemken A, Zang Y, Staley B, Sarwer DB, et al. Effect of weight loss on upper airway anatomy and the apnea–hypopnea index. The importance of tongue fat. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020; 201(6):718-727.
- Izci-Balserak B, Zhu B, Gurubhagavatula I, Keenan BT, Pien GW. A screening algorithm for obstructive sleep apnea in pregnancy. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2019; 16(10):1286-1294.
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- Sleep Disordered Breathing in Pregnancy: Pt 1 (2019)
- Sleep Studies: In the Sleep Laboratory and in the Home (2019)
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults (2019)
- Sleep Deprivation (2019)
- Other Therapies for Sleep Apnea (2019)
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Heart Disease (2019)
- Sleep in Infants (2018)
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- Women and Sleep (2018)
- Sleep and Performance (2018)
- Oral Appliances for Sleep Apnea in Adults (2018)
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children (2017)
- Related Podcasts
- Related Case Studies
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Case Study by Shirin Shafazand, MD, MS and Neomi Shah, MD for the Sleep Education for Pulmonary Fellows and Practitioners, SRN ATS Committee
- Related Twitter Moment
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