Objective Traditionally, upper airway examination is performed while the patient is awake.
However, in the past two decades, drug‐induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) has been used as …

Objective To systematically review the scoring systems used to report findings during drug-
induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) for adults and children with obstructive sleep apnea. Data …

Objectives/Hypothesis Our objective was to determine whether drug‐induced sleep apnea
(DISE) affects the successfulness of the surgical outcome. Study Design Prospective, seven …

Objective: To evaluate the effect of sedation depth on drug-induced sleep endoscopy
(DISE). Methods: Ninety patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and 18 snorers …

Background There are several publications reported that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was
associated with asthma. However, large-scaled, population-based cohort study has been …

Background Identifying the sites of obstruction of the upper airway in patients with
obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is paramount for surgical planning …

Objectives Systematic review of palate surgery for the treatment of OSA. Methods
Independent searches to identify publications relevant to OSA treatment and upper airway …

Purpose Drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) and simulated snoring (SimS) can locate
the site of obstruction in patients with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). There is clinical …

INTRODUCTION: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome has multifactorial causes. Although
indications for surgery are evaluated by well-known diagnostic tests in the awake state …

Symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing, especially obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
(OSAS), are common in asthma patients and have been associated with asthma severity. It …