Surgical management of obstructive sleep apnoea: A position statement of the Australasian Sleep Association*. Issue 12 (15th November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: MacKay, Stuart G.; Lewis, Richard; McEvoy, Doug; Joosten, Simon; Holt, Nicolette R.
• Is Part Of: Respirology. Volume 25:Issue 12(2020)
• Page Start: 1292
• Page End: 1308
• Publication Date: 2020-11-15
• Subjects: airway -- clinical sleep medicine -- nasendoscopy -- sleep apnoea -- surgery; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory organs -- Periodicals; 612.2
• DOI: 10.1111/resp.13967
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1323-7799

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Surgery for adult obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) plays a key role in contemporary management paradigms, most frequently as either a second‐line treatment or in a facilitatory capacity. This committee, comprising two sleep surgeons and three sleep physicians, was established to give clarity to that role and expand upon its appropriate use in Australasia. This position statement has been reviewed and approved by the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) Clinical Committee.