The Effects of Barbed Repositioning Pharyngoplasty in Positional and Non-Positional OSA Patients: A Retrospective Analysis.

Giovanni CammarotoClaudio MorettiGiuseppe Di PrinzioIsotta CampomagnaniGiannicola Iannella Angelo CannavicciGiuseppe MeccarielloAndrea De Vito Antonino ManiaciJerome Renè LechienCarlos-Miguel Chiesa-Estomba Christian Calvo-Henríquez Paula Martínez-Ruíz de Apodaca Marina Carrasco Ahmed Yassin BaghatGuillermo PlazaCarlos O'Connor Reina Cerritelli Luca Virginia CorazziChiara BianchiniAndrea CiorbaStefano PelucchiClaudio Vicini

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)

BRP appears to be an effective surgical procedure for the treatment of OSA. The non-positional patients might benefit more from BRP in comparison with positional patients. Moreover, OSA severity should not be considered an absolute contra-indication for this surgical procedure.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
obstructive sleep apnea
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
minimally invasive
patient reported outcomes
patient reported