Referral of adults with obstructive sleep apnea for surgical consultation: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine systematic review, meta-analysis, and GRADE assessment.

Kent D, Stanley J, Aurora RN, Levine CG, Gottlieb DJ, Spann MD, Torre CA, Green K, Harrod CG. Referral of adults with obstructive sleep apnea for surgical consultation: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine systematic review, meta-analysis, and GRADE assessment. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. 2021 Dec 1;17(17). 2507-2531. PMID: 34351849 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC8726364

Abstract

This systematic review provides supporting evidence for the accompanying clinical practice guideline on the referral of adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for surgical consultation.