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01-09-2015 | Short Communication
Organization and logistics of drug-induced sleep endoscopy in a training hospital
Authors:
L. B. L. Benoist, N. de Vries
Published in:
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
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Issue 9/2015
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Abstract
Drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) is a rapidly growing method to evaluate airway collapse in patients receiving non-CPAP therapies for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). The growing number of DISEs has consequences for the organization of clinical protocols. In this paper we present our recent experiences with DISE, performed by an ENT resident, with sedation given by a nurse anesthetist, in an outpatient endoscopy setting, while the staff member/sleep surgeon discusses the findings and the recommended treatment proposal on the same day.