Primary study · included by 1 review

Effects of nasal surgery on the upper airway: a drug-induced sleep endoscopy study.

Victores 2012 · Victores Andrew Jacob, Takashima Masayoshi · The Laryngoscope · 2012

Included by

Airway Changes After Sleep Apnea Surgery Using Drug-Induced Sedation Endoscopy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Victores 2012 · Table 1; reference list
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Apnea-hypopnea index (AHI)
Nasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty) vs Pre-surgery baseline · Post-surgery vs pre-surgery
MD -13.81 [-26.64, -0.98]2 studies · 56 participantsGRADE not reported
DISE velum obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Nasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty) vs Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group) · Postoperative versus preoperative
RD 6.47 [-6.52, 19.49]3 studies · 56 participantsGRADE not reported
DISE velum obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Nasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty) vs Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group) · Preoperative
Proportion 10.1 [3.72, 20.82]3 studies · 56 participantsGRADE not reported
DISE velum obstruction: no obstruction (% of patients)
Nasal surgery (functional septorhinoplasty/septoturbinoplasty) vs Preoperative status (pre versus post surgery, no control group) · Postoperative
Proportion 16.5 [8.08, 28.62]3 studies · 56 participantsGRADE not reported

Also linked to PM41221913-P3-O13, which does not match a current question in this review.

1 including review in total.