Effectiveness of barbed repositioning pharyngoplasty for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA): a prospective randomized trial.
Claudio ViciniGiuseppe MeccarielloFilippo MontevecchiAndrea De VitoSabrina FrassinetiRiccardo GobbiStefano PelucchiGiannicola IannellaGiuseppe MagliuloGiovanni CammarotoPublished in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2019)
BRP appears to be a promising technique and might be included within the surgical armamentarium of a sleep surgeon. Patients affected by severe OSA may benefit from this surgery with more significant reduction of AHI values.
Keyphrases
- obstructive sleep apnea
- positive airway pressure
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- randomized controlled trial
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- systematic review
- prognostic factors
- physical activity
- peritoneal dialysis
- combination therapy
- coronary artery disease
- robot assisted
- patient reported
- smoking cessation
- surgical site infection