Advances in the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy.

Advances in the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy. Adv Otorhinolaryngol. 2017;80:22-27 Authors: Revesloot MJL, Benoist L, van Maanen P, Kezirian EJ, de Vries N Abstract Drug-induced sleep endoscopy was introduced in 1991 and has recently evolved into a pivotal instrument for patients in whom obstructive sleep apnea surgery is considered. Here, we discuss the indications, contraindications, technique, anesthesia, scoring systems, validity, and insights of the literature. PMID: 28738362 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Advances in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Adv Otorhinolaryngol Source Type: research