2024 Standardization of Polysomnography Reports – A Consensus of the Brazilian Sleep Association
<b>Introduction</b> The absence of standardized reporting for sleep medicine exams across different laboratories can lead to misinterpretation, diagnostic inconsistencies, and suboptimal treatment strategies. This document seeks to establish guidelines for the development of sleep study reports, covering recordings from studies of types 1 to 4, and represents the official position of Associação Brasileira do Sono (ABS; Brazilian Sleep Association) on the standardization of polysomnography (PSG) and cardiorespiratory polygraphies. <b>Materials and Methods</b> The recommendations for the items to be reported in PSG records were developed by means of a Delphi study, comprised of two voting rounds. In each round, participants had to vote regarding the appropriateness of items to be reported in type-1 to -4 sleep studies, rating them as <i>recommended</i> , <i>optional</i> , or <i>not recommended</i> . The consensus threshold was set at 66% in each voting round, or 75% for the combined responses of <i>recommended</i> and <i>optional</i> . <b>Results</b> The panel was comprised of 29 experts. After 2 voting rounds and subsequent deliberations by the steering committee, 352 items were included in the final set of recommendations. Consensus was achieved for 339 items (96.3%), of which 145 (41.2%) were classified as <i>recommended</i> , 154 as <i>optional</i> (43.8%), 35 as <i>not recommended</i> (9.9%), and 5 as <i>not allowed</i> (1.4%). No consensus was reached for 13 items (3.7%). The items recommended in this consensus are detailed in the main text. <b>Conclusion</b> These guidelines provide comprehensive recommendations for reporting diagnostic tests in sleep medicine.
Authors
- Andrea Bacelar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5450-8983)
- Gustavo Antônio Moreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0016-8818)
- Carolina Ferraz de Paula Soares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4740-1528)
- Gabriel Natan Pires (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0411-0111)
- Edilson Zancanella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1173-2632)
- Cibele Dal Fabbro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0424-9076)
- Aline Marques Franco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5999-5028)
- Maurício da Cunha Bagnato
- Bruno Bernardo Duarte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4821-5102)
- Dalva Poyares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9680-856X)
- Evelyn Lucien Brasil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3993-2329)
- Rafael de Andrade Balsalobre
- Maria Fernanda Naufel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8773-811X)
- Luciano F. Drager (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2081-6846)
- Mario André Leocádio-Miguel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7248-3529)
- Luciana Palombini
- Álan Luiz Éckeli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5691-7158)
- Márcia Assis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-3391)
- Luane Marques de Mello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4462-8364)
- Lílian Chrystiane Giannasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6609-2794)
- Esther Mandelbaum Gonçalves Bianchini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2878-4826)
- Márcio Andrei Zanini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1551-7091)
- Márcia Pradella-Hallinan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3591-9482)
- Fernando Morgadinho Santos Coelho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8482-3754)
- Rosana Alves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4258-2320)
- Pedro R. Genta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6764-165X)
- Luciana Moraes Studart-Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0030-1463)
- Thays Crosara Abrahão Cunha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2361-1157)
- Leticia Azevedo Soster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2818-3980)
- Rogério Santos‐Silva
Institutions
- Universidade de Ribeirão Preto (BR)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (BR)
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (BR)
- Northumbria University (GB)
- Centro Universitário Fundação Assis Gurgacz (BR)
- Hospital São Lucas da PUCRS (BR)
- Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa (BR)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Fleury S.A. (Brazil) (BR)
- Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual (BR)
- Hospital Sírio-Libanês (BR)
- Instituto do Sono (BR)
- Centres Intégré Universitaires de Santé et de Services Sociaux (CA)
- Samsung (Brazil) (BR)
- Canadian Sleep & Circadian Network (CA)
- Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
- Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (BR)
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) (BR)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sleep Science
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1800886
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.13
Funders
- Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa