Journal Reviews

A review of DISE classification systems

1 July 2018 | | Classification, Drug-induced sedation endoscopy, Review, Sleep, Sleep apnea, Upper airway obstruction

This article looks at the wide variety of classification systems currently available for interpreting drug induced sleep endoscopy (DISE).The fact that there are so many classification systems, suggests that there is: A) a lot of disagreement about how DISE should...

The sleep nasendoscopy learning curve

1 July 2017 | | DISE, Drug-induced sedation endoscopy, Obstructive sleep apnea hypoapnea syndrome, Sleep disordered breathing, Sleep endoscopy, VOTE classification

There seems to be no accepted way of surgically assessing patients with sleep disordered breathing (SDB). Because of this, clinicians fall roughly into three camps: those who just use one operation for all patients, those who have given up surgery...

Variations in obstructive level with increasing depth of sedation in DISE

1 November 2016 | | BIS, DISE, Drug-induced sedation endoscopy, Propofol, Sedation depth, Simulated snoring

This study highlights some of the controversies surrounding DISE (Drug Induced Sedation Endoscopy, or otherwise known as sleep nasendoscopy in the UK). On one hand it provides some evidence that the BIS (BiSpectral Index), recordings of patients while they are...