Abstract:Background:
Drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) has become a routine diagnostic tool to assess the upper airway in obstructive sleep apnea patients, enabling effective diagnosis and appropriate treatment of the obstruction site. A number of protocols with different drugs and availability of target-controlled infusion (TCI) systems have been reported and published, making comparisons between studies difficult. In recent years, dexmedetomidine has claimed a role as a potential alternative to propofol… Show more
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