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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-5-13
pubmed:abstractText
20 cases of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty performed on patients suffering from sleep apnea syndrome have been studied with a pre- and post-operative polysomnographic recording. Eleven patients (55%) responded to this therapy and showed a significative decrease of their post-operative apnea-hypopnea index. An increase of the mean oxygen saturation was noticed during sleep. On the contrary, the sleep quality did not improve. Age, weight, apnea index are not predictive factors influencing the result of UPPP. Even if UPPP has a relatively poor success rate it still should be proposed to patients suffering from sleep apnea syndrome as it remains the simplest and best tolerated surgical treatment.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-6497
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
59-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-1-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
[Sleep apnea syndrome. Evaluation following uvulopalatopharyngoplasty].
pubmed:affiliation
Service O.R.L., Hôpital Saint-Pierre, Bruxelles.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract