Lateral pharyngoplasty: polysomnographic results and phenotype-based analysis of OSA.

Felipe Almeida Mendes Aurelio Rochael Almeida Bruno Bernardo DuarteJosé Alexandre Mendonça

Published in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2022)

LP is efficient for the treatment of OSA, yielding significant improvement in all respiratory parameters evaluated by PSG. A pre-operative AHIrem of < 20 events/h was associated with surgical success. Other variables of interest for determining the phenotypes were not predictors of surgical success.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
positive airway pressure
minimally invasive
combination therapy
replacement therapy
respiratory tract
sleep apnea