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

Table 3 Comparison of occlusion severity between MM and DISE according to the anatomic levels (DISE group, n = 48)

Obstruction level	Nasopharyngoscopic study		Mean difference (95% CI)	P-value
Obstruction level	MM	DISE	Mean difference (95% CI)	P-value
V	1.58 ± 0.50	1.96 ± 0.20	−0.38 (− 0.52, − 0.23)	< 0.001***
O	1.19 ± 0.53	1.44 ± 0.74	− 0.25 (− 0.44, − 0.06)	0.013*
T	0.92 ± 0.54	1.54 ± 0.50	− 0.63 (− 0.83, − 0.42)	< 0.001***
E	0.09 ± 0.35	0.28 ± 0.65	− 0.19 (− 0.41, − 0.03)	0.083

Data are represented as mean ± standard deviation
Abbreviations: MM Muller’s maneuver, DISE Drug-induced sleep endoscopy,CI Confidence interval), 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 paired t-test

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