Assessment of obstruction level and selection of patients for obstructive sleep apnoea surgery: An evidence-based approach

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Georgalas, C ^a   Garas, G ^b   Hadjihannas, E ^c   Oostra, A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Cephalometry; Computerised tomography; Endoscopy; Fluoroscopy; Lasers; Magnetic resonance Imaging; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Polysomnography; Pressure

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ACOUSTIC REFLECTOMETRY; ACOUSTICS; AIRWAY; APNEA; CATHETER; CEPHALOMETRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMBASE; ENDOSCOPY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MEULLER MANEUVER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OROPHARYNX; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHARYNGOSCOPY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRESSURE; PRESSURE CATHETER; REFLECTOMETRY; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SEDATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP NASENDOSCOPY; SNORING; SOMNOFLUOROSCOPY; SOUND DETECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

CATHETERIZATION; CEPHALOMETRY; ENDOSCOPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; PHARYNGOSTOMY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 75149178122     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002221510999079X     Document Type: Review

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