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SynthesisSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2024

The effect of drug-induced sleep endoscopy on surgical outcomes for obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review.

Matteo Di Bari, Giovanni Colombo, Francesco Giombi, Federico Leone, Alessandro Bianchi, Stefano Colombo, Fabrizio Salamanca, Michele Cerasuolo

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Synthesis in Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Airway Changes After Sleep Apnea Surgery Using Drug-Induced Sedation Endoscopy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  5. Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea (2024).World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2026
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  6. [Dynamic assessment of upper airway in obstructive sleep apnea patients with a focus on drug-induced sleep endoscopy].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2026
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  10. Assessing the effectiveness of the Friedman classification and its components in predicting obstructive sleep apnea: a Brazilian cross-sectional study.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 · 2025
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  14. The Repeatability of Pharyngeal Opening Pressure Under Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Matteo Di BariENT Department, Pitié-Salpétrière Hospital, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
Giovanni ColomboHumanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini, 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy. dott.giovannicolombo@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-8866-1721
Francesco GiombiHumanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini, 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy.
Federico LeoneOtorhinolaryngology Unit, San Pio X Hospital, Milano, Italy.
Alessandro BianchiOtorhinolaryngology Unit, San Pio X Hospital, Milano, Italy.
Stefano ColomboDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Ospedale Nuovo di Legnano, ASST Ovest Milanese, Milano, Italy.
Fabrizio SalamancaOtorhinolaryngology Unit, San Pio X Hospital, Milano, Italy.
Michele CerasuoloOtorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Department, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, IRCCS, Via Alessandro Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089, Milano, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeDrug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) is the most widespread diagnostic tool for upper-airway endoscopic evaluation of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, a consensus on the effectiveness of DISE on surgical outcomes is still lacking. This study aimed to quantify the effect of DISE on surgical outcomes and to compare DISE with awake examination using the Müller Maneuver (MM).

methodsThis systematic review was performed according to the PRISMA guidelines. Published studies from the last 30 years were retrieved from the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, SCOPUS, and PubMed databases. Studies comparing DISE with awake examination, or MM were included. Surgical success rate was defined according to Sher's criteria, achieving a postoperative apnoea-hypopnea index (AHI) value < 20 events per hour and a 50% improvement from preoperative AHI. Outcomes are presented in terms of surgical success, pre- and postoperative AHI, Epworth sleepiness score (ESS), oxygen desaturation index (ODI) and lowest oxygen saturation (LOS).

resultsThis review included 8 studies comprising 880 patients. DISE group showed a higher LOS increase, ODI decrease, ESS decrease than non-DISE group (6.83 ± 3.7 versus 3.68 ± 2.9, p<0.001; 19.6 ± 11.2 versus 12.6 ± 10.4, p<0.001; 6.72 ± 4.1 versus 3.69 ± 3.1, p<0.001). Differences in surgical success rate were significant only between DISE and MM (64.04% versus 52.48%, p = 0.016). AHI decrease resulted higher in non-DISE than in DISE group (39.92 ± 24.7 versus 30.53 ± 21.7, p<0.001).

conclusionResults of this systematic review suggest that the evidence is mixed regarding a positive effect of DISE on surgical outcomes.

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EndoscopySleep Apnea, ObstructiveHumansTreatment OutcomeDrug-induced sleep endoscopyMüeller ManeuverObstructive sleep apneaPharyngoplastySnore surgeryUpper-airway surgery

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