Non-Cochrane · intervention · PM41221913

Airway Changes After Sleep Apnea Surgery Using Drug-Induced Sedation Endoscopy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Patel Pranav A, Munhall C Cooper, Smith Carter D, et al. · Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2026 · PubMed · doi:10.1002/ohn.70028

Findings

115 findings

Population
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
Unresolved: the two extractors disagree on this row.
RD 25.13 [1.52, 45.16]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) with pre and post surgical DISEMaxillomandibular advancementPre-surgery baselineEpworth sleepiness score (ESS)
Post-surgery vs pre-surgery · Clinical (surgical patients undergoing DISE)
MD -7.96 [-15.09, -0.83]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
Proportion 57.3 [32.07, 80.67]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
Proportion 71.69 [43.22, 92.95]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
Proportion 16.28 [1.20, 43.57]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
Proportion 16.2 [6.08, 32.26]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) with pre and post surgical DISEMaxillomandibular advancementPre-surgery baselineOxygen desaturation index (ODI)
Post-surgery vs pre-surgery · Clinical (surgical patients undergoing DISE)
MD -19.47 [-40.11, 1.18]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
Proportion 58.35 [40.77, 74.50]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
Proportion 22.3 [3.92, 50.01]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
RD -8.65 [-27.42, 10.77]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
RD -14.76 [-33.24, 4.86]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
Proportion 10.9 [3.01, 25.82]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
RD 39.08 [16.00, 56.92]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
Proportion 71.8 [54.38, 85.48]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
Proportion 18 [2.44, 73.75]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
Proportion 28.4 [1.86, 69.75]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
Proportion 70 [21.78, 99.44]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
RD 14.38 [-8.11, 34.99]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
Proportion 12.76 [4.02, 28.12]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
Proportion 22.4 [3.92, 50.01]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
RD -6.15 [-24.74, 12.85]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
Proportion 86.3 [70.74, 95.45]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
Proportion 1.4 [0.00, 12.28]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
Proportion 13.7 [4.55, 29.26]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) with pre and post surgical DISEMaxillomandibular advancementPre-surgery baselineVOTE DISE: velum, no obstruction
Post-surgery vs pre-surgery · Clinical (surgical patients undergoing DISE)
Percentage point difference 53.82 [30.74, 69.30]
18 vs 71.8
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
Proportion 33.27 [18.51, 50.91]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
RD -9.39 [-27.39, 9.09]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
Proportion 58.4 [42.09, 73.73]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
Proportion 8.8 [0.71, 40.09]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) with pre and post surgical DISEMaxillomandibular advancementPre-surgery baselineApnea-hypopnea index (AHI)
Post-surgery vs pre-surgery · Clinical (surgical patients undergoing DISE)
MD -37.65 [-51.14, -24.15]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
Proportion 22.2 [10.07, 39.07]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
RD -61.21 [-75.17, -39.29]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
RD 61.49 [38.98, 75.38]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
Proportion 19.3 [8.24, 33.55]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
Proportion 24.8 [0.02, 73.46]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
RD -34.57 [-51.40, -16.74]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
RD 53.82 [30.74, 69.30]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaMaxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgeryPreoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
Proportion 24.9 [12.38, 40.14]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) with pre and post surgical DISEMaxillomandibular advancementPre-surgery baselineVOTE DISE: velum, partial obstruction
Post-surgery vs pre-surgery · Clinical (surgical patients undergoing DISE)
Unresolved: the two extractors disagree on this row.
Percentage point difference -11.43 [-29.13, -6.76]
10.9 vs 22.3
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 34 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
Proportion 27.7 [9.57, 50.75]
GRADE not reported
61 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
RD 22.30 [16.71, 28.44]
GRADE not reported
5 studies · 210 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
Proportion 50.8 [19.34, 81.95]
GRADE not reported
61 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
Proportion 9.8 [4.5, 20.2]
GRADE not reported
5 studies · 210 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
RD -4.93 [-20.98, 11.49]
GRADE not reported
61 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
Proportion 15.7 [3.4, 50.1]
GRADE not reported
5 studies · 210 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
Proportion 54 [41.07, 66.53]
GRADE not reported
61 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
Proportion 33.9 [5.83, 70.65]
GRADE not reported
5 studies · 210 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
RD 33.38 [26.94, 40.03]
GRADE not reported
5 studies · 210 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
Proportion 0.5 [0.01, 2.58]
GRADE not reported
5 studies · 210 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
Proportion 69.3 [32.7, 91.3]
GRADE not reported
5 studies · 210 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
Proportion 22.8 [2.19, 56.12]
GRADE not reported
5 studies · 210 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
RD 3.90 [-1.07, 9.04]
GRADE not reported
5 studies · 210 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
RD -15.43 [-30.13, 0.19]
GRADE not reported
5 studies · 210 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
Proportion 26.9 [0.62, 71.83]
GRADE not reported
61 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
RD -24.77 [-40.25, -7.28]
GRADE not reported
61 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
Unresolved: the two extractors disagree on this row.
Proportion 8.9 [1.6, 3.6]
GRADE not reported
5 studies · 210 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
Proportion 99.5 [97.42, 99.99]
GRADE not reported
5 studies · 210 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
RD 11.62 [-5.17, 27.54]
GRADE not reported
61 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
Proportion 8.1 [3.1, 19.9]
GRADE not reported
5 studies · 210 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
Proportion 35 [12.95, 61.09]
GRADE not reported
61 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
Proportion 33.4 [15.50, 54.26]
GRADE not reported
61 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
RD 23.94 [6.64, 39.34]
GRADE not reported
61 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
Proportion 40.3 [11.31, 73.79]
GRADE not reported
61 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
RD -61.27 [-67.59, -54.52]
GRADE not reported
5 studies · 210 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
RD 1.7 [-9.2, 12.7]
GRADE not reported
5 studies · 210 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
Proportion 21.8 [12.47, 33.92]
GRADE not reported
61 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
Proportion 16 [4.26, 33.41]
GRADE not reported
61 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
Proportion 28.7 [8.20, 55.52]
GRADE not reported
61 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
Proportion 85.9 [43.1, 98.0]
GRADE not reported
5 studies · 210 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
Proportion 0.5 [0.01, 2.58]
GRADE not reported
5 studies · 210 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
RD 5.82 [-9.46, 20.78]
GRADE not reported
61 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing palate surgery with pre and post surgical DISEPalate surgery (UPPP, palatopharyngoplasty, expansion pharyngoplasty)Pre-surgery baselineApnea-hypopnea index (AHI)
Post-surgery vs pre-surgery · Clinical (surgical patients undergoing DISE)
MD -18.68 [-20.88, -16.47]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 178 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
RD -17.37 [-31.77, -2.01]
GRADE not reported
61 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
Proportion 38.3 [15.44, 64.24]
GRADE not reported
5 studies · 210 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
Proportion 29.2 [7.96, 57.04]
GRADE not reported
61 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaPalate surgery (palatopharyngoplasty/UPPP/expansion pharyngoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
Proportion 30 [12.34, 51.58]
GRADE not reported
61 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
Proportion 25.3 [6.24, 51.62]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
Proportion 37.2 [10.76, 68.67]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
Proportion 2.7 [0.20, 10.72]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
Proportion 27.8 [12.13, 47.06]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
Proportion 57.3 [28.70, 83.49]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
Proportion 7.9 [1.15, 39.24]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
RD 6.47 [-6.52, 19.49]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
Proportion 46.4 [1.00, 97.09]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
RD 14.83 [-2.81, 31.26]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
Proportion 44.8 [31.69, 58.40]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
RD -1.67 [-17.79, 14.57]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
Proportion 13.5 [5.98, 25.09]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
Proportion 60.4 [46.65, 72.97]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
Proportion 26.2 [8.64, 49.06]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
Proportion 65.5 [51.89, 77.52]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
RD 3.80 [-14.27, 21.52]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
Proportion 72.2 [52.94, 87.87]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
Proportion 50.2 [4.48, 95.72]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing nasal surgery with pre and post surgical DISENasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty)Pre-surgery baselineEpworth sleepiness score (ESS)
Post-surgery vs pre-surgery · Clinical (surgical patients undergoing DISE)
MD -4.08 [-7.21, -0.94]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
Proportion 18.9 [4.24, 40.42]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
RD 3.67 [-13.70, 20.74]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
Proportion 9.8 [1.07, 45.67]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
Proportion 37.2 [10.76, 68.67]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
RD 6.22 [-11.10, 23.04]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing nasal surgery with pre and post surgical DISENasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty)Pre-surgery baselineApnea-hypopnea index (AHI)
Post-surgery vs pre-surgery · Clinical (surgical patients undergoing DISE)
MD -13.81 [-26.64, -0.98]
GRADE not reported
2 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
Proportion 10.1 [3.72, 20.82]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
Proportion 16.5 [8.08, 28.62]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
RD -12.40 [-24.16, -1.61]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
RD -3.42 [-20.58, 14.02]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
RD -8.93 [-22.18, 4.37]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
RD -5.66 [-17.90, 6.38]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
Proportion 62.1 [48.41, 74.52]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
Proportion 30.9 [19.45, 44.44]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
Proportion 22.2 [12.39, 35.11]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE oropharynx obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Oropharynx
Proportion 33.5 [2.63, 77.06]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE tongue obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Tongue
Proportion 15.1 [7.03, 26.89]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE velum obstruction: complete obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Velum
RD -15.59 [-32.57, 2.81]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apneaNasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty)Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group)DISE epiglottis obstruction: partial obstruction (% of patients)
Postoperative versus preoperative · Adults with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing sleep surgery, drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) · VOTE level: Epiglottis
RD 3.04 [-12.66, 18.56]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 56 participants
Adults with obstructive sleep apnea in all included surgical studiesSleep apnea surgery (all types)NoneProportion of male participants
Clinical (surgical patients undergoing DISE)
Proportion 81.2 [72.0, 88.9]
GRADE not reported
10 studies · 320 participants

Included primary studies 10

Open in Studies
StudyYearAlso included byOutcomes it informs hereTrial data
Chiu 2021
Post-Operative Sleep Endoscopy with Target-Controlled Infusion After Palatopharyngoplasty for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Anatomical and…
PMID:34321943
2021this review onlyApnea-hypopnea index (AHI); PM41221913-P2-O13not extracted yet
Hasselbacher 2018
Complete concentric collapse at the soft palate in sleep endoscopy: what change is possible after UPPP in patients with CPAP failure?
PMID:29766410
2018this review onlyApnea-hypopnea index (AHI); PM41221913-P2-O13not extracted yet
Heiser 2017
Palatoglossus coupling in selective upper airway stimulation.
PMID:28105667
2017this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Kastoer 2020
Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy Upper Airway Collapse Patterns and Maxillomandibular Advancement.
PMID:31034634
2020this review onlyDISE velum obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients); PM41221913-P1-O13not extracted yet
Khode 2023
Can functional septoturbinoplasty, with or without nasal valve suspension suture (FSTVS), alter the initial findings of drug-induced sleep…
PMID:37537392
2023this review onlyDISE velum obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients); PM41221913-P3-O13not extracted yet
Liu 2016
Efficacy of Maxillomandibular Advancement Examined with Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy and Computational Fluid Dynamics Airflow Modeling.
PMID:26740522
2016this review onlyDISE velum obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients); PM41221913-P1-O13not extracted yet
Liu 2020
Palatopharyngoplasty Resolves Concentric Collapse in Patients Ineligible for Upper Airway Stimulation.
PMID:32109324
2020this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Nikisha 2022
Modified Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with Tonsillectomy in Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.
PMID:36213474
2022this review onlyApnea-hypopnea index (AHI); PM41221913-P2-O13not extracted yet
Victores 2012
Effects of nasal surgery on the upper airway: a drug-induced sleep endoscopy study.
PMID:22886986
2012this review onlyDISE velum obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients); PM41221913-P3-O13not extracted yet
Weidenbecher 2022
Efficacy of expansion pharyngoplasty and hypoglossal nerve stimulation in treating sleep apnea.
PMID:35973270
2022this review onlynot statednot extracted yet

Review question

ElementPlanned (methods)Found (results)
PopulationAdults (older than 18 years) with obstructive sleep apneaAdults with OSA undergoing sleep surgery (n=320; 10 studies)
InterventionSleep surgery for OSA (MMA, palate surgery, hypoglossal nerve stimulator, nasal surgery) with pre- and postoperative DISEMMA (n=34; 2 studies); palate surgery (n=210; 5 studies); nasal surgery (n=56; 3 studies); hypoglossal nerve stimulation (n=20; 1 study, descriptive only)
ComparisonPreoperative versus postoperative statusPreoperative versus postoperative DISE and clinical measures
OutcomesVOTE (velum, oropharynx, tongue, epiglottis) obstruction on DISE; resolution of obstruction and management of complete obstruction; AHI, ODI, ESSVOTE obstruction at velum, oropharynx, tongue and epiglottis; AHI; ODI (MMA only); ESS
Study designsPrimary research studies (clinical trials, observational studies), English languageNonrandomized studies, Joanna Briggs level 3e (prospective and retrospective cohort, cross-sectional) (n=10)
TimingNot specifiedNot specified