Open AccessSleep apnea – endoscopic approach
Author(s) -
D Petkov,
T. Grigorova,
Vladimir Petkov Stoyanov
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
trakia journal of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1313-3551
pISSN - 1312-1723
DOI - 10.15547/tjs.2019.03.005
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , continuous positive airway pressure , endoscopy , sleep apnea , anesthesia , apnea , sleep (system call) , airway , first line , surgery , computer science , operating system
Purpose: To assess the diagnostic value of Drug induced sleep endoscopy at the obstructive sleep apnea.Material and methods: For a period of 3 years (01/01/2016 to 28/02/2019) we evaluated 36 patients (22 man and 14 women) with obstructive sleep apnea who underwent drug induced sleep endoscopy.Results: According to the data we collected 11 patients out of 36 underwent surgery thanks to the sleep endoscopy they had. Other 14 patients who use CPAP have a better quality of life without snoring and episodes of apnea.Conclusions: Drug induced sleep endoscopy is a good way to decide if the patient could undergo a definitive surgery or should be treated with alternative methods. The nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the first line treatment of adult OSA.