The potential effects of obesity on predicting outcomes of velopharyngeal surgery for obstructive sleep apnea.
Junbo ZhangJingjing LiGuoping YinXin CaoJing-Ying YePublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2021)
Although BMI is not directly associated with surgical outcomes of velopharyngeal procedures, the outcomes associated factors in obese and non-obese OSA patients were not entirely the same. Obesity should be taken into accounts in pre-operative patient selection of such surgery.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- metabolic syndrome
- obstructive sleep apnea
- type diabetes
- minimally invasive
- insulin resistance
- coronary artery bypass
- weight gain
- adipose tissue
- end stage renal disease
- bariatric surgery
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- positive airway pressure
- chronic kidney disease
- body mass index
- prognostic factors
- glycemic control
- case report
- obese patients
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- risk assessment