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Surgical management of obstructive sleep apnoea: A position statement of the Australasian Sleep Association *
Author(s) -
MacKay Stuart G.,
Lewis Richard,
McEvoy Doug,
Joosten Simon,
Holt Nicolette R.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/resp.13967
Subject(s) - medicine , sleep (system call) , position statement , clarity , statement (logic) , association (psychology) , sleep medicine , family medicine , psychiatry , sleep disorder , insomnia , law , biochemistry , chemistry , computer science , political science , operating system , philosophy , epistemology
Surgery for adult obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) plays a key role in contemporary management paradigms, most frequently as either a second‐line treatment or in a facilitatory capacity. This committee, comprising two sleep surgeons and three sleep physicians, was established to give clarity to that role and expand upon its appropriate use in Australasia. This position statement has been reviewed and approved by the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) Clinical Committee.