2024 Standardization of Polysomnography Reports — A Consensus of the Brazilian Sleep Association

Sleep Science

Consensus

polysomnography

sleep medicine

standards

A consensus document from the Brazilian Sleep Association establishing standardised reporting guidelines for polysomnography, covering scoring rules, technical specifications, and reporting conventions to improve consistency and comparability of sleep studies across Brazilian clinical and research settings.

Authors

Luciane Bizari Coin Palombini

Luciana Oliveira Mello

Rogerio Santos-Silva

Marcos Assis

Tatiana Cunha

Luciano F. Drager

Edilson Zancanella

Regina Alves

Andrea Bacelar

Márcia Bagnato

Renata Balsalobre

Eloisa Bianchini

Eduardo Brasil

Fernando Coelho

Bruno Duarte

Alan Eckeli

Cid Fabbro

André Franco

Pedro Genta

Laís Giannasi

Mário A. Leocadio-Miguel

Gustavo Moreira

Maria Claudia Naufel

Luciana Pereira

Dalva Poyares

Márcia Pradella-Hallinan

Clélia Soares

Leticia Soster

Marcio Zanini

Gabriel Natan Pires

Published

December 17, 2024

This consensus document from the Brazilian Sleep Association presents updated standardisation guidelines for polysomnography (PSG) reports. It provides recommendations on scoring rules, technical specifications, and reporting conventions, with the aim of improving consistency and comparability across clinical and research sleep studies in Brazil. The document reflects a collaborative effort across leading sleep medicine centres and researchers in the country, and is intended to serve as a practical reference for sleep technologists, clinicians, and researchers conducting and interpreting PSG studies.