International Consensus Statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea - PubMed
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. 2023 Jul;13(7):1061-1482.
doi: 10.1002/alr.23079. Epub 2023 Mar 30.
Andrew N Goldberg 1 , Jeremiah A Alt 2 , Alzoubaidi Mohammed 3 , Liza Ashbrook 1 , Dennis Auckley 4 , Indu Ayappa 5 , Hira Bakhtiar 6 , José E Barrera 7 , Bethany L Bartley 8 , Martha E Billings 9 , Maurits S Boon 10 , Pien Bosschieter 11 , Itzhak Braverman 12 , Kara Brodie 1 , Cristina Cabrera-Muffly 13 , Ray Caesar 14 , Michel B Cahali 15 , Yi Cai 1 , Michelle Cao 16 , Robson Capasso 16 , Sean M Caples 17 , Lana M Chahine 18 , Corissa P Chang 19 , Katherine W Chang 20 , Nilika Chaudhary 21 , Crystal S J Cheong 22 , Susmita Chowdhuri 23 , Peter A Cistulli 24 , David Claman 1 , Jacob Collen 25 , Kevin C Coughlin 26 , Jennifer Creamer 25 , Eric M Davis 27 , Kara L Dupuy-McCauley 17 , Megan L Durr 28 , Mohan Dutt 29 , Mazen El Ali 18 , Nabil M Elkassabany 27 , Lawrence J Epstein 8 , Justin A Fiala 3 , Neil Freedman 30 , Kirat Gill 16 , M Boyd Gillespie 26 , Lea Golisch 31 , Nalaka Gooneratne 19 , Daniel J Gottlieb 8 , Katherine K Green 32 , Arushi Gulati 1 , Indira Gurubhagavatula 19 , Nathan Hayward 33 , Paul T Hoff 29 , Oliver M G Hoffmann 31 , Steven J Holfinger 34 , Jennifer Hsia 35 , Colin Huntley 10 , Kevin C Huoh 36 , Phillip Huyett 8 , Sanjana Inala 5 , Stacey L Ishman 37 , Tarun K Jella 4 , Aesha M Jobanputra 38 , Andrew P Johnson 13 , Mithri R Junna 17 , Jenna T Kado 39 , Thomas M Kaffenberger 18 , Vishesh K Kapur 9 , Eric J Kezirian 40 , Meena Khan 34 , Douglas B Kirsch 41 , Alan Kominsky 42 , Meir Kryger 43 , Andrew D Krystal 1 , Clete A Kushida 16 , Thomas J Kuzniar 30 , Derek J Lam 44 , Christopher J Lettieri 25 , Diane C Lim 45 , Hsin-Ching Lin 46 , Stanley Y C Liu 16 , Stuart G MacKay 47 , Ulysses J Magalang 34 , Atul Malhotra 48 , Meghna P Mansukhani 17 , Joachim T Maurer 31 , Anna M May 4 , Ron B Mitchell 49 , Babak Mokhlesi 50 , Anna E Mullins 30 , Eman M Nada 51 , Sreelatha Naik 52 , Brandon Nokes 48 , Michael D Olson 17 , Allan I Pack 19 , Edward B Pang 53 , Kenny P Pang 54 , Susheel P Patil 4 , Eli Van de Perck 55 , Jay F Piccirillo 20 , Grace W Pien 56 , Amanda J Piper 57 , Andrea Plawecki 58 , Mark Quigg 27 , Madeline J L Ravesloot 59 , Susan Redline 60 , Brian W Rotenberg 61 , Armand Ryden 62 , Kathleen F Sarmiento 1 , Firas Sbeih 42 , Amy E Schell 32 , Christopher N Schmickl 48 , Helena M Schotland 5 , Richard J Schwab 19 , Jiyeon Seo 63 , Neomi Shah 5 , Anita Valanju Shelgikar 29 , Isaac Shochat 64 , Ryan J Soose 18 , Toby O Steele 65 , Erika Stephens 1 , Carl Stepnowsky 48 , Kingman P Strohl 4 , Kate Sutherland 57 , Maria V Suurna 66 , Erica Thaler 19 , Sritika Thapa 43 , Olivier M Vanderveken 55 , Nico de Vries 11 , Edward M Weaver 9 , Ian D Weir 43 , Lisa F Wolfe 3 , B Tucker Woodson 67 , Christine H J Won 43 , Josie Xu 68 , Pratyusha Yalamanchi 29 , Kathleen Yaremchuk 58 , Yerem Yeghiazarians 1 , Jason L Yu 69 , Michelle Zeidler 63 , Ilene M Rosen 19
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Review
International Consensus Statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Jolie L Chang et al. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2023 Jul.
Abstract
Background: Evaluation and interpretation of the literature on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) allows for consolidation and determination of the key factors important for clinical management of the adult OSA patient. Toward this goal, an international collaborative of multidisciplinary experts in sleep apnea evaluation and treatment have produced the International Consensus statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea (ICS:OSA).
Methods: Using previously defined methodology, focal topics in OSA were assigned as literature review (LR), evidence-based review (EBR), or evidence-based review with recommendations (EBR-R) formats. Each topic incorporated the available and relevant evidence which was summarized and graded on study quality. Each topic and section underwent iterative review and the ICS:OSA was created and reviewed by all authors for consensus.
Results: The ICS:OSA addresses OSA syndrome definitions, pathophysiology, epidemiology, risk factors for disease, screening methods, diagnostic testing types, multiple treatment modalities, and effects of OSA treatment on multiple OSA-associated comorbidities. Specific focus on outcomes with positive airway pressure (PAP) and surgical treatments were evaluated.
Conclusion: This review of the literature consolidates the available knowledge and identifies the limitations of the current evidence on OSA. This effort aims to create a resource for OSA evidence-based practice and identify future research needs. Knowledge gaps and research opportunities include improving the metrics of OSA disease, determining the optimal OSA screening paradigms, developing strategies for PAP adherence and longitudinal care, enhancing selection of PAP alternatives and surgery, understanding health risk outcomes, and translating evidence into individualized approaches to therapy.
Keywords: PAP adherence; atrial fibrillation; cardiovascular event; cerebrovascular disease; consensus; dementia; evidence-based medicine; home sleep apnea testing; hypertension; hypoglossal nerve stimulation; mortality; motor vehicle accidents; neurocognitive function; obstructive sleep apnea; outcomes; perioperative management; polysomnography; positive airway pressure; screening; sleep; sleep disordered breathing; sleep surgery; sleepiness; surgical outcomes; systematic review; treatment outcomes; uvulopalatopharyngoplasty.
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The VOTE classification

Common sagittal cephalometric findings associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA): (A) decreased cranial base length, (B) decreased maxillary length, (C) decreased mandibular length, (D) decreased posterior facial height, (E, F) increased anterior lower facial height and total facial height, (G) decreased cranial base angle, (H) decreased gonial angle (posterior rotation of mandible), (I) inferior and posterior displacement of the hyoid bone.
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