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Sleep Medicine

OSA Surgery: What's In and What's Out in 2023

Monday, October 2, 2023
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
Location: 103A
Disclosure(s):
Michael Friedman, MD: No relevant relationships to disclose.
Ofer Jacobowitz, MD, PhD: No relevant relationships to disclose.
Hsin-Ching Lin, MD, FACS: No relevant relationships to disclose.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Seven thousand forty five papers are identified from PEBMED as dealing with surgical treatment of OSA. Many of these techniques are still in clinical use, but many are not. Treatment in the United States often is very different than the rest of the world. The panel will focus on the following techniques to discuss their current utilization. Responses from a survey of AAO-HNSF members on their practices will be reviewed.
-Snore circle
-Excite OSA
-Classic UPPP
-Lateral Pharyngoplasty
-ZPP
-Glossectomy
-Laser Techniques
-Hyoid Suspension
-Genioglossus Advancement -Radiofrequency techniques -Transpalatal Pharyngoplasty
-Hypoglossal nerve stimulation therapy

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 1: Review of literature on OSA surgical therapy published in the last 10 years.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 2: Understand the difference in decision making in the United States versus the rest of the world.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 3: Review published techniques that seem to have fallen out of clinical use.

BACKGROUND STATEMENT: 7645 papers have been published dealing with surgical treatment of OSA. Many techniques have been published but with no followup. This panel will review recent literature and recent experience around the world.