Primary study · included by 1 review

Laser midline glossectomy as a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea.

Fujita 1991 · Fujita S, Woodson B T, Clark J L, et al. · The Laryngoscope · 1991

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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 Fujita 1991 · Supplementary Table 1; reference list; forest plots

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
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 studies	GRADE not reported
Surgical success rate (Sher criteria) 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	Proportion 0.57 [0.47, 0.69]	13 studies	GRADE not reported
Oxygen nadir (minimum oxygen saturation), change Posterior midline glossectomy, robotic and non-robotic combined vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; follow-up varied	MD 7.42 [5.16, 9.69]	23 studies	GRADE not reported
Time to oral intake (days to diet) Posterior midline glossectomy, robotic and non-robotic combined vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; follow-up varied	MEAN 4.04 [1.27, 6.82]	4 studies	GRADE not reported
Respiratory disturbance index (RDI), 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 -33.94 [-41.31, -26.58]	6 studies	GRADE not reported
Surgical success rate (Sher criteria) Posterior midline glossectomy, robotic and non-robotic combined vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; follow-up varied	Proportion 0.61 [0.54, 0.69]	22 studies	GRADE not reported
Apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), change Posterior midline glossectomy, robotic and non-robotic combined vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; follow-up varied	MD -25.33 [-29.86, -20.81]	28 studies	GRADE not reported
Apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), 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 -24.99 [-30.97, -19.0]	19 studies	GRADE not reported

1 including review in total.