Recommendation ID
NG202/8
Question

Upper airway surgery in people unable to tolerate or adhere to CPAP: What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of upper airway surgical interventions for people with OSAHS who are unable to tolerate or adhere to CPAP?

Any explanatory notes
(if applicable)

For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale section on surgery for OSAHS.

Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review J: surgery.


Source guidance details

Comes from guidance
Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome and obesity hypoventilation syndrome in over 16s
Number
NG202
Date issued
August 2021

Other details

Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? No  
Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register?   No  
Last Reviewed 31/08/2021