Outcome predictors for non-resective pharyngoplasty alone or as a part of multilevel surgery, in obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome.
Francesco MissaleMarco FragaleFabiola IncandelaValeria RoustanCarlotta ArceriAndrea BarbieriFrank Rikki CanevariGiorgio PerettiMarco BarbieriPublished in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2019)
Non-resective pharyngoplasty is effective in treating OSAHS patients affected by palatal or lateral pharyngeal wall collapse, and intraoperative variation of antero-posterior width may be a useful tool to predict surgical success.
Keyphrases
- obstructive sleep apnea
- end stage renal disease
- minimally invasive
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- positive airway pressure
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- patients undergoing
- sleep apnea
- case report
- acute coronary syndrome
- atrial fibrillation
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- surgical site infection