Positional dependency and surgical success of relocation pharyngoplasty among patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 506-512

  Li, Hsueh Yu ^a,b,c   Cheng, Wen Nuan ^d   Chuang, Li Pang ^a   Fang, Tuan Jen ^a,b   Hsin, Li Jen ^a,b   Kang, Chung Jan ^a,b   Lee, Li Ang ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TAIPEI   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

obstructive sleep apnea; outcome; positional dependency; relocation pharyngoplasty; sleep position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARYNX RECONSTRUCTION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SUPINE POSITION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA; OUTCOME; POSITIONAL DEPENDENCY; RELOCATION PHARYNGOPLASTY; SLEEP POSITION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTURE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884366232     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599813495663     Document Type: Article

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