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Multilevel Sleep Surgery Including The Palate In Nonsyndromic, Neurologically Intact Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Jason E. Cohn, George E. Relyea, Srihari Daggumati, Brian J. Mckinnon
Multilevel Sleep Surgery Including The Palate In Nonsyndromic, Neurologically Intact Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Jason E. Cohn, George E. Relyea, Srihari Daggumati, Brian J. Mckinnon
Otolaryngology (ENT) Resident Research
OBJECTIVE:
To examine the effects of multilevel sleep surgery, including palate procedures, on obstructive sleep apnea parameters in the pediatric population.
STUDY DESIGN:
A case series with chart review was conducted to identify nonsyndromic, neurologically intact pediatric patients who underwent either uvulectomy or uvulopalatopharyngoplasty as part of multilevel sleep surgery from 2011 through 2017.
SETTING:
A tertiary care, university children's hospital.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS:
Unpaired Student t test was used to compare average pre- and postsurgical apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and oxygen saturation nadir (OSN). Paired Student t test was used to compare the mean pre- and postsurgical AHI and OSN …