International Consensus Document on Obstructive Sleep Apnea

The main aim of this international consensus document on obstructive sleep apnea is to provide guidelines based on a critical analysis of the latest literature to help health professionals make the best decisions in the care of adult patients with this disease. The expert working group was formed primarily of 17 scientific societies and 56 specialists from a wide geographical area (including the participation of 4 international societies), an expert in methodology, and a document a list from the Iberoamerican Cochrane Center. The document consists of a main section containing the most significant innovations and a series of online manuscripts that report the systematic literature searches performed for each section of the international consensus document. This document does not discuss pediatric patients or the management of patients receiving chronic non-invasive mechanical ventilation (these topics will be addressed in separate consensus documents). (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. on behalf of SEPAR. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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The aim of this international consensus document is to provide guidelines for healthcare professionals in the care of adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea based on a critical analysis of the latest literature. The document was developed by an expert working group consisting of scientific societies, specialists, and a methodology expert, and includes systematic literature searches for each section. The document does not cover pediatric patients or the management of patients receiving chronic non-invasive mechanical ventilation.