This is a new guideline from NICE on the three different sleep apnoea syndromes, published in August 2021.
They cover three different syndromes in this guideline:
- OSAHS – Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome.
- OHS – Obesity hypoventilation syndrome.
- COPD-OSAHS overlap syndrome – COPD with OSAHS.
Useful resources
NICE has produced a useful visual summary on the assessment of these three syndromes. This is an excellent resource and covers most of what we need to know.