ENT-specific therapy of obstructive sleep apnoea in adults : A revised version of the previously published German S2e guideline

T Verse; A Dreher; C Heiser; M Herzog; J T Maurer; W Pirsig; K Rohde; N Rothmeier; A Sauter; A Steffen; S Wenzel; B A Stuck

doi:10.1007/s11325-016-1353-9

ENT-specific therapy of obstructive sleep apnoea in adults : A revised version of the previously published German S2e guideline

Sleep Breath. 2016 Dec;20(4):1301-1311. doi: 10.1007/s11325-016-1353-9. Epub 2016 May 14.

Authors

T Verse¹, A Dreher², C Heiser³, M Herzog⁴, J T Maurer⁵, W Pirsig⁶, K Rohde⁷, N Rothmeier⁸, A Sauter⁹, A Steffen¹⁰, S Wenzel¹, B A Stuck^{11

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Asklepios Klinikum Harburg, Eißendorfer Pferdeweg 52, 21075, Hamburg, Germany.
² Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
³ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
⁴ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Carl-Thiem-Klinikum, Thiemstr. 111, 03048, Cottbus, Germany.
⁵ Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, 68135, Mannheim, Germany.
⁶ , Mozartstr. 22/1, 89075, Ulm, Germany.
⁷ HNO-Praxis an der Oper, Dammtorstr. 27, 20354, Hamburg, Germany.
⁸ HNO-Gemeinschaftspraxis, Ebertstr. 20, 45879, Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
⁹ HNO Praxis Moser, Gehrking und Partner, Ludwigstr. 7, 86150, Augsburg, Germany.
¹⁰ Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Klinik für HNO-Heilkunde, Ratzeburger Alle 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany.
¹¹ Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, 68135, Mannheim, Germany. [email protected].
¹² Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147, Essen, Germany. [email protected].

PMID: 27179662
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-016-1353-9

Abstract

The German Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery recently has released the abbreviated version of its scientific guideline "ENT-specific therapy of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in adults", which has been updated in 2015 and can be found online at the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften, AWMF). A summary of the main recommendations is provided in this revised English version. All recommendations are based on a systematic literature research of articles published up until March 2014. Literature research followed the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Literature Research to create Guidelines published by the German Cochrane Centre. Studies were evaluated with respect to their scientific value according to the recommendations of the Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine, and grades of recommendation are provided regarding each intervention.

Keywords: Guideline; Otolaryngology; Sleep apnoea; Surgery.

Publication types

Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Adult
Germany
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication*
Intersectoral Collaboration*
Otolaryngology*
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / diagnosis
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / therapy*
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / diagnosis
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / therapy*