AHRQ poses questions on sleep apnea
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality circulates six questions Oct. 7 on the comparative effectiveness of diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. AHRQ seeks public comments on: how the various available tests compare for diagnosing sleep apnea in adults with symptoms suggestive of disordered sleep; how phased testing compares with full testing alone; what the effect of pre-operative screening for sleep apnea is on surgical outcomes; the comparative effects of various sleep apnea treatments; the pre-treatment patient-level characteristics associated with failure to treat obstructive sleep apnea; and the effect of interventions to improve compliance with sleep apnea treatment devices on clinical outcomes