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Surgical management of obstructive sleep apnoea: A position statement of the Australasian Sleep Association(*)

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 r...

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Autores principales: MacKay, Stuart G., Lewis, Richard, McEvoy, Doug, Joosten, Simon, Holt, Nicolette R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7839593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33190389
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/resp.13967
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Sumario: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.