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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827747303321

Autore

Agrawal Vikas

Titolo

Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy : Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications / / by: Vries, Nico de, Piccin, Ottavio, Vanderveken, Olivier M., Vicini, Claudio

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York State : , : Thieme, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

3-13-258215-8

3-13-244255-0

3-13-240366-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

616.8498

Soggetti

Sleep disorders

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Obstructive sleep apnea is the most prevalent sleep-related breathing disorder, impacting an estimated 1.36 billion people worldwide. In the past, OSA was almost exclusively treated with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), however, dynamic assessment of upper airway obstruction with Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy (DISE) has been instrumental in developing efficacious alternatives. Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications by Nico de Vries, Ottavio Piccin, Olivier Vanderveken, and Claudio Vicini is the first textbook on DISE written by world-renowned sleep medicine pioneers"--