Open AccessNasopharyngeal Tube: A Simple and Effective Tool to Screen Patients Indicated for Glossopharyngeal Surgery
Author(s) -
Shuhua Li,
Dahai Wu,
Jimin Bao,
Jie Qin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.3610
Subject(s) - medicine , uvulopalatopharyngoplasty , obstructive sleep apnea , polysomnography , epworth sleepiness scale , surgery , anesthesia , hypopnea , prospective cohort study , apnea
The aim of this prospective controlled study was to explore the diagnostic value of repeated polysomnography (PSG) post-nasopharyngeal tube insertion in the setting of glossopharyngeal obstruction in obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS).
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