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Upper-airway surgery for treating obstructive sleep apnea. Measuring and predicting success. 1987

L S Schoen, and V K Anand, and S Weisenberger

The effectiveness of upper-airway surgery in treating obstructive sleep apnea was examined in 37 patients. All patients received a uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. Some also received tonsillectomies, septoplasties, and turbinectomies. The success of the operations was evaluated along three dimensions: a decrease in the number of apneas per sleep hour, a reduction in maximum nocturnal oxygen desaturation, and a decrease in daytime somnolence. Over 80% of the patients improved on at least one of these factors following surgery. However, postoperative intercorrelations among these three variables were relatively low. Furthermore, preoperative indexes of apnea severity could not be used to predict the degree of postoperative improvement.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D010159	Palate	The structure that forms the roof of the mouth. It consists of the anterior hard palate (PALATE, HARD) and the posterior soft palate (PALATE, SOFT).	Incisive Papilla,Incisive Papillas,Palates,Papilla, Incisive,Papillas, Incisive
D010614	Pharynx	A funnel-shaped fibromuscular tube that conducts food to the ESOPHAGUS, and air to the LARYNX and LUNGS. It is located posterior to the NASAL CAVITY; ORAL CAVITY; and LARYNX, and extends from the SKULL BASE to the inferior border of the CRICOID CARTILAGE anteriorly and to the inferior border of the C6 vertebra posteriorly. It is divided into the NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; and HYPOPHARYNX (laryngopharynx).	Throat,Pharynxs,Throats
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012891	Sleep Apnea Syndromes	Disorders characterized by multiple cessations of respirations during sleep that induce partial arousals and interfere with the maintenance of sleep. Sleep apnea syndromes are divided into central (see SLEEP APNEA, CENTRAL), obstructive (see SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE), and mixed central-obstructive types.	Apnea, Sleep,Hypersomnia with Periodic Respiration,Sleep-Disordered Breathing,Mixed Central and Obstructive Sleep Apnea,Sleep Apnea, Mixed,Sleep Apnea, Mixed Central and Obstructive,Sleep Hypopnea,Apnea Syndrome, Sleep,Apnea Syndromes, Sleep,Apneas, Sleep,Breathing, Sleep-Disordered,Hypopnea, Sleep,Hypopneas, Sleep,Mixed Sleep Apnea,Mixed Sleep Apneas,Sleep Apnea,Sleep Apnea Syndrome,Sleep Apneas,Sleep Apneas, Mixed,Sleep Disordered Breathing,Sleep Hypopneas
D014068	Tonsillectomy	Surgical removal of a tonsil or tonsils. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Tonsillectomies
D014609	Uvula	A fleshy extension at the back of the soft palate that hangs above the opening of the throat.