Primary study · included by 1 review

TORS as Part of Multilevel Surgery in OSA: The Importance of Careful Patient Selection and Outcomes.

Baptista 2022 · Baptista Peter M, Diaz Zufiaurre Natalia, Garaycochea Octavio, et al. · Journal of clinical medicine · 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 Baptista 2022 · 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
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
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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