Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy: Technique, Indications, Tips and Pitfalls

Marina Carrasco-Llatas; Silvia Matarredona-Quiles; Andrea De Vito; Khai Beng Chong; Claudio Vicini

doi:10.3390/healthcare7030093

Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy: Technique, Indications, Tips and Pitfalls

Healthcare (Basel). 2019 Jul 24;7(3):93. doi: 10.3390/healthcare7030093.

Authors

Marina Carrasco-Llatas¹, Silvia Matarredona-Quiles², Andrea De Vito³, Khai Beng Chong⁴, Claudio Vicini³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset., 46017 Valencia, Spain. carrasco_mar@gva.es.
² Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset., 46017 Valencia, Spain.
³ Department of Otolaryngology; Ospedale Morgagni Pierantoni, 47121 Forli, Italy.
⁴ Department of Otolaryngology; Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 308433, Singapore.

Abstract

Drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) is a diagnostic tool to assess the upper airway of snorers and obstructive sleep apnea patients in conditions that mimic natural sleep. Although DISE appears simple and similar to awake endoscopy, there are many aspects that need to be standardized in order to obtain reliable and reproducible information. In this article, we will recommend how to reliably perform DISE, its indications, and how to obtain and interpret the information of the upper airway.

Keywords: DISE; drug-induced sleep endoscopy; obstructive sleep apnea; sedation; snoring.

Publication types

Review