1712 – Out-of-laboratory sleep studies in the diagnosis and management of sleep disordered breathing in children & adolescents

Page last updated: 18 June 2024

Application Detail

Description of Medical Service

Overnight investigation of sleep (8+ hours) outside of a sleep laboratory, consisting of:

  • Full polysomnography - which records brain waves, oxygen level in the blood, heart and breathing rate, as well as eye and leg movements;
  • Cardiorespiratory study - which monitors heart rate, airflow and oxygen level in the body; and
  • Overnight oximetry monitoring to screen for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in children living more than 50km from an accredited paediatric sleep laboratory - which provides a continuous measure of heart rate and amount of oxygen in the blood overnight.

Description of Medical Condition

The most prevalent type of sleep disordered breathing is OSA, which is characterised by a narrowing of the upper airway that impairs normal breathing during sleep. This causes the brain to wake you from your sleep for a few seconds, and can happen hundreds of times a night, resulting in a very-broken sleep.

Reason for Application

Medical Service Type

Investigative technology

Previous Application Number/s

Not Applicable

Associated Documentation

Application Form

Application Form (PDF 971 KB)
Application Form (Word 676 KB)

Consultation Survey

Consultation Survey (PDF 315 KB)
Consultation Survey (Word 72 KB)

PASC Consultation
PASC consultation closed

MSAC Consultation
MSAC consultation input closed Friday, 16 February 2024.

For further information please refer to PASC, ESC, MSAC Key Dates
For further information on the consultation process please refer to MSAC Consultation Process

PICO Confirmation

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Assessment Report

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Public Summary Document

Public Summary Document (PDF 902 KB)
Public Summary Document (Word 247 KB)

Meetings for this Application

PASC

11–12 August 2022
8–9 December 2022

ESC

15-16 February 2024

MSAC

4-5 April 2024