title: ENT-specific therapy of obstructive sleep apnoea in adults : A revised version of the previously published German S2e guideline.
abstract: The German Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery recently has released the abbreviated version of its scientific guideline "ENT-specific therapy of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in adults", which has been updated in 2015 and can be found online at the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften, AWMF). A summary of the main recommendations is provided in this revised English version. All recommendations are based on a systematic literature research of articles published up until March 2014. Literature research followed the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Literature Research to create Guidelines published by the German Cochrane Centre. Studies were evaluated with respect to their scientific value according to the recommendations of the Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine, and grades of recommendation are provided regarding each intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Asklepios Klinikum Harburg, Eißendorfer Pferdeweg 52, 21075, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Verse
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dreher
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Heiser
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Carl-Thiem-Klinikum, Thiemstr. 111, 03048, Cottbus, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herzog
authors.affiliation: Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, 68135, Mannheim, Germany.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Maurer
authors.affiliation: , Mozartstr. 22/1, 89075, Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pirsig
authors.affiliation: HNO-Praxis an der Oper, Dammtorstr. 27, 20354, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rohde
authors.affiliation: HNO-Gemeinschaftspraxis, Ebertstr. 20, 45879, Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rothmeier
authors.affiliation: HNO Praxis Moser, Gehrking und Partner, Ludwigstr. 7, 86150, Augsburg, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sauter
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Klinik für HNO-Heilkunde, Ratzeburger Alle 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steffen
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Asklepios Klinikum Harburg, Eißendorfer Pferdeweg 52, 21075, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wenzel
authors.affiliation: Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, 68135, Mannheim, Germany. boris.stuck@uk-essen.de.|Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147, Essen, Germany. boris.stuck@uk-essen.de.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Stuck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D000070516:Intersectoral Collaboration; D010036:Otolaryngology; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Guideline; Otolaryngology; Sleep apnoea; Surgery