Can drug-induced sleep endoscopy improve the success rates of tongue base surgery?

Table 2 Concordance between MM and DISE at the anatomic levels (DISE group, n = 48)

Obstruction level	MM 0	MM 1	MM 2	kappa	P-value
Obstruction level	DISE 0	DISE 1	DISE 2	kappa	P-value
V	0 (0%)	20 (41.7%)	28 (58.3%)	0.115	0.087
V	0 (0%)	2 (4.2%)	46 (95.8%)	0.115	0.087
O	3 (62.5%)	32 (66.7%)	12 (25.0%)	0.241	0.005**
O	7 (14.6%)	13 (27.1%)	28 (58.3%)	0.241	0.005**
T	11 (22.9%)	32 (66.7%)	5 (10.4%)	0.017	0.865
T	0 (0%)	24 (50.0%)	24 (50.0%)	0.017	0.865
E	44 (91.7%)	2 (4.2%)	1 (2.1%)	0.122	0.202
E	39 (81.3%)	3 (6.3%)	5 (10.4%)	0.122	0.202

The degree of occlusion as per the nasopharyngoscopic study: 0 = no obstruction (0–25%), 1 = partial occlusion (25–75%), and 2 = complete occlusion (≥76%)
Interpretation of kappa index: < 0, no agreement; 0–0.19, poor agreement; 0.20–0.39, fair agreement; 0.40–0.59, moderate agreement; 0.60–0.79, substantial agreement; 0.80–1.00, almost perfect agreement
Abbreviations: MM Muller’s maneuver, DISE Drug-induced sleep endoscopy, V Velum, O Oropharynx lateral wall, T Tongue base, E Epiglottis
* p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001; statistical analyses were performed using Cohen’s Kappa test

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