Diagnostic Approaches

Effect of Varying Definitions of Hypopnea on the Diagnosis and Clinical Outcomes of Sleep-Disordered Breathing: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Authors: Mansukhani M, et al.
• Journal: J Clin Sleep Med, 2019
• Key Finding: Different hypopnea definitions significantly impact diagnosis rates and treatment decisions in sleep-disordered breathing.

A decision rule for diagnostic testing in obstructive sleep apnea

• Authors: Tsai WH, et al.
• Journal: Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2003
• Key Finding: Developed clinical prediction rule for identifying patients who require sleep testing for OSA diagnosis.

Drug-induced sleep endoscopy for upper airway evaluation in children with obstructive sleep apnea

• Authors: Ulualp S, Szmuk P
• Journal: Laryngoscope, 2013
• Key Finding: Drug-induced sleep endoscopy provides valuable information about dynamic airway obstruction sites in pediatric OSA.

Assessment of respiratory muscle strength and airflow before and after microimplant-assisted rapid palatal expansion

• Authors: Storto C, et al.
• Journal: Angle Orthod, 2019
• Key Finding: Demonstrated effective methods for measuring respiratory improvements following palatal expansion.

Calibration Model for Apnea-Hypopnea Indices: Impact of Alternative Criteria For Hypopneas

• Authors: Ho V, et al.
• Journal: Sleep, 2015
• Key Finding: Developed standardized approach for comparing sleep study results using different hypopnea criteria.

A trial of drug-induced sleep endoscopy in the surgical management of sleep-disordered breathing

• Authors: Gillespie B, et al.
• Journal: Laryngoscope, 2013
• Key Finding: Drug-induced sleep endoscopy helps identify specific anatomical sites of obstruction, improving surgical planning.

Flow limitation as a noninvasive assessment of residual upper-airway resistance

• Authors: Condos R, et al.
• Journal: Am J Respi Crit Care Med, 1994
• Key Finding: Flow limitation measurement provides useful information about upper airway resistance during CPAP therapy.

Investigation of the effects of miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion on airflow in the upper airway using computational fluid-structure interaction analysis

• Authors: Hur J, et al.
• Journal: Korean J Orthod, 2017
• Key Finding: Computational analysis effectively demonstrates airflow changes following palatal expansion treatment.

Tongue position assessment in patients before and after maxilla expansion

• Authors: Popova N, et al.
• Journal: Stomatologiia, 2020
• Key Finding: Developed method for assessing tongue position changes related to maxillary expansion treatment.