The Utility of Sleep Endoscopy in Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Review of the Literature

Since history and physical examination alone cannot reliably diagnose obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the gold standard for the diagnosis of OSA is polysomnography. When an oral device or surgery is considered, it is of utmost importance to examine an individual’s pattern, degree and site(s) of upper...

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Published inCurrent otorhinolaryngology reports Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 1 - 7
Main Authors van Maanen, J. Peter, Ravesloot, Madeline J. L., Safiruddin, Faiza, de Vries, Nico
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Current Science Inc 01.03.2013
Subjects
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Otorhinolaryngology
Section editor
Sleep Apnea (SL Ishman
Sleep apnea
Diagnosis
Drug induced sleep endoscopy
Sleep endoscopy
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Summary:Since history and physical examination alone cannot reliably diagnose obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the gold standard for the diagnosis of OSA is polysomnography. When an oral device or surgery is considered, it is of utmost importance to examine an individual’s pattern, degree and site(s) of upper airway obstruction. This article tries to evaluate recent literature published on the use of (drug-induced) sleep endoscopy in evaluating the individually tailored treatment. Different techniques, interrater reliability, test–retest reliability and currently available data on the relationship with treatment outcome are reviewed.
ISSN:2167-583X
2167-583X
DOI:10.1007/s40136-012-0005-2