Sara Op de Beeck, Daniel Vena, Dwayne Mann, Ali Azarbarzin, Phillip Huyett, Eli Van de Perck, Laura K Gell, Raichel M Alex, Marijke Dieltjens, Marc Willemen, Johan Verbraecken, Andrew Wellman, Olivier M Vanderveken, Scott A Sands
RATIONALE: Differences in the pharyngeal site-of-collapse influences efficacy of non-CPAP therapies for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Notably, complete concentric collapse at the palate (CCCp) during drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) is associated with reduced efficacy of hypoglossal nerve stimulation, but CCCp is currently not recognisable using polysomnography. Here we develop a means to estimate DISE-based site-of-collapse using overnight polysomnography. METHODS: 182 OSA patients provided DISE and polysomnography data...
March 28, 2024: European Respiratory Journal