Primary study · included by 1 review

Transoral robotic surgery for obstructive sleep apnea in Asian patients: a Singapore sleep centre experience.

Toh 2014 · Toh Song-Tar, Han Hong-Juan, Tay Hin-Ngan, et al. · JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2014

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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 Toh 2014 · Supplementary Table 1; reference list; forest plots
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), change
Robotic (TORS) posterior midline glossectomy vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; mean follow-up 7.5 months in robotic studies
MD -25.93 [-31.82, -20.03]9 studiesGRADE not reported
Oxygen nadir (minimum oxygen saturation), change
Robotic (TORS) posterior midline glossectomy vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; mean follow-up 7.5 months in robotic studies
MD 5.48 [2.21, 8.75]6 studiesGRADE not reported
Respiratory disturbance index (RDI), change
Robotic (TORS) posterior midline glossectomy vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; mean follow-up 7.5 months in robotic studies
MD -30.3 [-36.57, -24.03]1 studyGRADE 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 studiesGRADE not reported
Snoring score (VAS), change
Robotic (TORS) posterior midline glossectomy vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; mean follow-up 7.5 months in robotic studies
MD -5.59 [-7.12, -4.06]4 studiesGRADE not reported
Surgical success rate (Sher criteria)
Robotic (TORS) posterior midline glossectomy vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; mean follow-up 7.5 months in robotic studies
Proportion 0.64 [0.56, 0.73]9 studiesGRADE 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 studiesGRADE 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 studiesGRADE 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 studiesGRADE not reported
Snoring score (VAS), change
Posterior midline glossectomy, robotic and non-robotic combined vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; follow-up varied
MD -5.61 [-6.2, -5.01]10 studiesGRADE not reported
Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), change
Robotic (TORS) posterior midline glossectomy vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; mean follow-up 7.5 months in robotic studies
MD -7.43 [-8.65, -6.21]9 studiesGRADE not reported
Time to oral intake (days to diet)
Robotic (TORS) posterior midline glossectomy vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; mean follow-up 7.5 months in robotic studies
MEAN 3.39 [-1.3, 8.07]2 studiesGRADE not reported
Oxygen desaturation index (ODI), change
Robotic (TORS) posterior midline glossectomy vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; mean follow-up 7.5 months in robotic studies
MD -23.9 [-31.04, -16.76]1 studyGRADE not reported
Oxygen desaturation index (ODI), change
Posterior midline glossectomy, robotic and non-robotic combined vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; follow-up varied
MD -16.41 [-23.45, -9.37]4 studiesGRADE not reported
Postoperative pain (VAS)
Posterior midline glossectomy, robotic and non-robotic combined vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; follow-up varied
MEAN 4.39 [3.05, 5.72]7 studiesGRADE not reported
Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), change
Posterior midline glossectomy, robotic and non-robotic combined vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; follow-up varied
MD -6.32 [-7.94, -4.7]21 studiesGRADE not reported

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