Long-Term Follow-up of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Following Surgery in Children and Adults

Long-Term Follow-up of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Following Surgery in Children and Adults

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by recurrent apneas during sleep, resulting in repetitive hypoxemia. The present study retrospectively analyzed subjective and objective assessments of the patients with OSAS in a relatively long-term follow-up. From February 1986 to August 19...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine 2000, Vol.192(3), pp.165-172
Hauptverfasser: Sato, Mieko, Suzuki, Masaaki, Oshima, Takeshi, Ogura, Masaki, Shimomura, Akira, Suzuki, Hideaki, Takasaka, Tomonori, Ikeda, Katsuhisa
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Sprache:eng
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Adenoidectomy
Adolescent
Adult
apnea index
Body Mass Index
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Palate, Soft - surgery
Patient Satisfaction
Pharynx - surgery
Polysomnography
Retrospective Studies
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - physiopathology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - surgery
Snoring - physiopathology
Surveys and Questionnaires
symptomatic improvement
Time Factors
Tonsillectomy
Uvula - surgery
uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
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Zusammenfassung:Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by recurrent apneas during sleep, resulting in repetitive hypoxemia. The present study retrospectively analyzed subjective and objective assessments of the patients with OSAS in a relatively long-term follow-up. From February 1986 to August 1996, 53 patients received surgical treatment for OSAS and snoring. Thirty-seven (27 males and 10 females) out of 53 patients completed the questionnaire and postoperative sleep study was obtained in 6 patients. In 20 children (
ISSN:0040-8727
1349-3329
DOI:10.1620/tjem.192.165