The nasopharyngeal tube: A simple and effective tool to indicate the need for uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Laryngoscope

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1023-1028

  Li, Shuhua ^a   Wu, Dahai ^a   Bao, Jimin ^b   Shi, Hongjin ^a  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NORTHERN THEATER COMMAND   (China)

^b Liaoning Jinqiu Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

nasopharyngeal tube; Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome; uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DIZZINESS; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL INTUBATION; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY THERAPEUTIC DEVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REM SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP PATTERN; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; SNORING; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY; YOUNG ADULT;

NASOPHARYNGEAL TUBE; OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA-HYPOPNEA SYNDROME; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTUBATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896549789     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.24351     Document Type: Article

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