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7923849

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-11-16
pubmed:abstractText
Since the introduction of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UVPP) life-threatening complications have been encountered. In our retrospective review of 101 patients undergoing UVPP the overall incidence of early post-operative complications was 25%. One patient died because of post-operative airway obstruction. The risk of early post-operative breathing difficulty was related to the patient's weight, previous heart disease, and severity of OSAS measured by the percentage of obstructive apnoeic episodes and minimum oxygen saturation during sleep. As late as one year after surgery 57% of patients had some kind of problem in relation to the operation, the most common complaint being nasopharyngeal regurgitation (24%). Despite these late complications over 90% of the patients reported improvement in daytime somnolence and snoring.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0307-7772
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
243-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-5-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Complications of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otorinolaryngology, Turku University Central Hospital, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article