Palate Shape, Drug‐Induced Sleep Endoscopy Findings, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Pharyngeal Surgery Outcomes
Commesso E, Kedarisetty S, Kita A, Sharma A, Woodson B, Green K, Kent D, D'Agostino M, Kezirian E. Palate Shape, Drug‐Induced Sleep Endoscopy Findings, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Pharyngeal Surgery Outcomes. Otolaryngology 2024, 171: 902-909. PMID: 38860752, DOI: 10.1002/ohn.849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrug-induced sleep endoscopyObstructive sleep apneaAssociated with surgical outcomesBody mass indexSoft palate surgerySurgical outcomesSurgical responsePharyngeal surgeryPalate surgeryDrug-induced sleep endoscopy findingsMultivariate analysisObstructive sleep apnea severityPalate shapePositive pressure therapyAssociated with outcomeAssociated with lesser oddsAssociated with greater oddsDISE findingsCohort of adultsSleep endoscopyTonsil sizeSleep apneaPressure therapyRetrospective cohortTreatment options