Drug-induced sleep endoscopy was introduced in 1991 and has recently evolved into a pivotal instrument for patients in whom obstructive sleep apnea surgery is considered. Here, we discuss the indications, contraindications, technique, anesthesia, scoring systems, validity, and insights of the literature.

doi.org/10.1159/000470816, hdl.handle.net/1765/101015
Advances in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Department of Otorhinolaryngology

Revesloot, M. J. L., Benoist, L., Van Maanen, P., Kezirian, E. J., & de Vries, N. (2017). Advances in the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy. Advances in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. doi:10.1159/000470816