The characteristics of five patients with obstructive sleep apnea whose apnea-hypopnea index deteriorated after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 77-83

  Sasse, Scott A ^a,c   Mahutte, C Kees ^a   Dickel, Mike ^a   Berry, Richard B ^b  

^a VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea; Upper airway; Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APNEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PALATE, SOFT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; UVULA;

EID: 0036304205     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-002-0077-1     Document Type: Article

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