Objectives The failure rate and risk factors of upper airway surgery with drug induced sleep
endoscopy (DISE) remain unknown in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This …

Objective: Drug induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) allows for preoperative evaluation of the
specific site and character of upper airway obstruction in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We …

Purpose Drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) is the most widespread diagnostic tool for
upper-airway endoscopic evaluation of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) …

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 …

Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder that can be corrected
with upper airway surgery. Prior to surgery, drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) is …

Objectives The aim was to estimate the effect of drug‐induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) on
surgical outcomes after soft tissue surgery for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Design and …

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

Background The Friedman staging is a classic system to predict outcomes of obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA) surgery. Increasing stage indicates more severe upper airway (UA) …

Objective To evaluate the association between findings of blinded reviews of preoperative
drug‐induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) examinations using the VOTE Classification and …

Purpose To investigate and compare the surgical outcomes of DISE and non-DISE-guided
surgery in cases with obstructive sleep apnea. Methods Sixty-three patients with severe OSA …