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Sleep Medicine for Surgeons
Author(s) -
Davidson Terence M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1097/mlg.0b013e3181670fc4
Subject(s) - medicine , sleep apnea , sleep medicine , sleep (system call) , obstructive sleep apnea , airway , head and neck , airway obstruction , continuous positive airway pressure , positive airway pressure , general surgery , anesthesia , surgery , sleep disorder , insomnia , psychiatry , computer science , operating system
Sleep medicine is an important component of current head and neck surgery practices. Furthermore, obstructive sleep apnea is an anatomic disease of the upper respiratory tract, a region of anatomy best known to head and neck surgeons. If head and neck surgeons choose to participate in the surgical treatment of sleep apnea, they must develop expertise in the evaluation and home sleep testing aspects of sleep apnea. Because positive airway pressure remains the front line treatment, they must also develop expertise in the prescription of positive airway pressure therapy.