Upper Airway Stimulation in Patients Who Have Undergone Unsuccessful Prior Palate Surgery: An Initial Evaluation.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
; 159(5): 938-940, 2018 11.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30081738
ABSTRACT
Upper airway stimulation therapy (UAS) is a new option for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients unable to tolerate continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). We set out to evaluate the effectiveness of UAS in patients who have undergone prior palate surgery. We designed a retrospective review and evaluated patients undergoing UAS at 2 academic centers. We recorded demographic and pre- and postoperative polysomnogram (PSG) data. We compared the cohort of patients who had undergone prior palate surgery, "prior surgery," to the cohort who had not, "no prior surgery." A total of 164 patients were included in the study 23 in the prior surgery and 141 in the no prior surgery groups. The mean age was significantly higher in the no prior surgery group ( P = .020). There were no other significant differences when comparing demographic, quality of life, or PSG variables between cohorts. UAS therapy is an option to treat OSA in patients having undergone unsuccessful prior palate surgery.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Paladar Blando
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Terapia por Estimulación Eléctrica
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Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Asunto de la revista:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos