Apnoea Monitors

Doc type: Guideline

Doc No.: GL2012_002

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Baby and child

Summary
Provides advice to clinicians that there is no objective scientific evidence that home apnoea monitoring devices are of any value in preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

Date of Publication: 24 January 2012

Replaces:

Apnoea Monitors [GL2005_069]

Author Branch: Maternity, Children and Young Peoples Health

This document applies to: Local Health Districts, Speciality Network Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations, Community Health Centres, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals

Audience: Clinical staff, nursing, early childhood health, administration

Distributed to: Public Health System, Divisions of General Practice, Government Medical Officers, NSW Ambulance Service , Ministry of Health, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres

Review Date: 24 January 2017

Policy Manual: Patient Matters

File No: 11/1912

Status: Active

File link: Apnoea Monitors
File size: 45Kb