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ReviewThe Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences2020

Obstructive sleep apnea treatment in adults.

Hong-Po Chang, Yu-Feng Chen, Je-Kang Du

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Review in The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Effectiveness of aerobic exercise training in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  10. Treatment for patients with sleep apnea on opioids for chronic pain: results of the OpSafe trial.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2021
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  14. Using observational data to investigate cognitive outcomes of obstructive sleep apnea treatment: a scoping review.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Hong-Po ChangSchool of Dentistry and Graduate Program of Dental Science, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5781-8255
Yu-Feng ChenDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Je-Kang DuSchool of Dentistry and Graduate Program of Dental Science, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4648-2044

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sleep-related breathing disorders are complex problems that decrease quality of life and increase morbidity and mortality in patients. Comprehensive evaluation is essential for selecting and planning obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatments. However, the many proposed OSA treatments are rarely compared in the literature. The literature on OSA consists largely of case series studies, and the paucity of controlled studies makes comparisons of OSA treatments difficult. This article provides a brief overview of the most common OSA interventions. Because of the controversies and unanswered questions about OSA treatments, further studies are needed to define what treatments are best for specific OSA patients.

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HumansQuality of LifeSleep Apnea, Obstructivenonsurgical treatmentobstructive sleep apneasurgical treatment

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PMID31512369
PMCPMC11896426

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