학술논문
Standardising drug‐induced sleep endoscopy scoring by an expert review panel: Our experience in 81 patients.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*PATIENTS' attitudes
*SLEEP
*SLEEP apnea syndromes
*ENDOSCOPY
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ISSN
1749-4478
Abstract
Standardising drug-induced sleep endoscopy scoring by an expert review panel: Our experience in 81 patients Patient population Patients with previous diagnosis of OSA were prospectively recruited for DISE at the ENT department of the Antwerp University Hospital. Assessment of pharyngeal collapse patterns by drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) is often paramount to guide clinical decision-making in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea. INTRODUCTION Since its introduction in 1991,1 drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) has gained great popularity for assessing the site(s) of upper airway (UA) obstruction in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). [Extracted from the article]