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Primary study · included by 1 review

Midline posterior glossectomy and lingual tonsillectomy in children with refractory obstructive sleep apnoea: factors that influence outcomes

Zhen 2022 · Zhen Emily, Locatelli Smith Alessandra, Herbert Hayley, et al. · Australian Journal of Otolaryngology · 2022

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Robotic versus non-robotic posterior midline glossectomy for obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Zhen 2022 · Fig. 3
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Oxygen nadir (minimum oxygen saturation), change
Non-robotic posterior midline glossectomy (coblation, laser, radiofrequency or conventional) vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; mean follow-up 13 months in non-robotic studies
MD 8.11 [5.06, 11.16]17 studiesGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.