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ArticleJournal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale2023

Letter to the Editor of Journal of Otolaryngology regarding "Risk of diabetes in patients with sleep apnea: comparison of surgery versus CPAP in a long-term follow-up study".

Nguyen Truong, Bao Sciscent, F Jeffrey Lorenz, David Goldrich, Neerav Goyal

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Article in Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nguyen TruongPenn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
Bao SciscentPenn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
F Jeffrey LorenzDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
David GoldrichDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
Neerav GoyalDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA. ngoyal1@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7783-1097
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with multiple chronic comorbidities with treatments including continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), upper airway surgery (UAS), and hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HNS). Given the complexity of the condition and multiple treatment options, there is an ongoing debate to determine the best management. O'Connor-Reina et al. recently published a paper titled "Risk of diabetes in patients with sleep apnea: comparison of surgery versus CPAP in a long-term follow-up study." In their study, the authors stated that OSA patients who received surgery had a 50% less chance of developing diabetes compared to patients who only received CPAP treatment. However, we would like to point out some limitations that warrant attention and caution interpretation of the findings by physicians and patients.

Indexed as

Diabetes MellitusOtolaryngologySleep Apnea, ObstructiveSleep Apnea SyndromesContinuous Positive Airway PressureFollow-Up StudiesHumansBig dataContinuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)DiabetesObstructive sleep apneaUpper airway surgery

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PMID37726813
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