A comparison of the long-term outcome and effects of surgery or continuous positive airway pressure on patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Laryngoscope

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1012-1016

  Lin, Shih Wei ^a   Chen, Ning Hung ^a   Li, Hsueh Yu ^a   Fang, Tuan Jen ^a   Huang, Chong Chi ^a   Tsai, Yiang Huang ^a   Lee, Cheng Huei ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP); Extended uvulopalatal flap surgery; Long term outcome; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; MACHINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SHORT FORM 36; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PALATE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOFT PALATE;

CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PALATE, SOFT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULA;

EID: 33745264432     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000217242.16814.da     Document Type: Article

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