Performance of Wrist-Worn Pulse Oximeter for the Screening of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Introduction: A sleep apnea monitor (BM2000A) is a wrist-worn device that measures oxygen saturation and pulse rate during sleep. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the watch-like BM2000A for screening obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Materials And Methods: 102 patients complaining of sleep breathing disorders were included; 81% were men and 19% were women.

Dexmedetomidine versus remifentanil in nasal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Nasal surgeries, addressing anatomical variations for form and function, require careful anesthesia administration, including dexmedetomidine and remifentanil. This meta-analysis evaluates their safety and efficacy variations in nasal surgeries, emphasizing patient comfort and optimal outcomes.

Methods: Four electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and CINAHL Complete) were searched for records in English.

An Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patient's Quality of life Following Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty.

Aims: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by episodic sleep state-dependent upper airway collapse. OSA can markedly decrease quality of life (QoL) and productivity. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) has been used as an effective treatment for OSA.

Comparison of Functional and Cosmetic Outcomes Between Dorsal Preservation and Spreader Flap Rhinoplasty: A Randomized Trial.

Background: Preservation rhinoplasty is a novel and increasingly utilized method in nasal plastic surgery.

Objectives: The study aimed to compare the functional and aesthetic outcomes of dorsal preservation rhinoplasty, a new and interesting method, with conventional hump resection.

Methods: A total of 84 rhinoplasty applicants were randomly assigned to 2 groups.

Polysomnographic Findings Versus Degree of Obstruction During Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy and Muller's Maneuver.

Purpose: To investigate associations between polysomnographic findings and the severity of upper airway obstructions during Muller's Maneuver (MM) and Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy (DISE) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).

Methods: This was a prospective cohort study. Adult patients newly diagnosed with OSAS in a tertiary sleep center were included consecutively and evaluated by polysomnography and MM.

Minimally invasive, single-stage, multilevel surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: Minimally invasive, single-staged multilevel surgery (MISS MLS) could be an optimal treatment for selected patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We aim to systematically review the efficacy of MISS MLS for patients with OSA, as well as the clinical outcomes and possible complications in OSA patients before and after MISS MLS.

Design And Setting: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Angular Photogrammetric Analysis of Facial Soft Tissue by Image Processing Algorithms.

Background: The main aim of this study was to present an automatic method based on image processing algorithms for facial anatomical landmark localization and angular photogrammetric analysis applicable for rhinoplasty surgery. We studied and measured color profile photographs of 100 patients before and after rhinoplasty surgery.

Methods: In facial anthropometry analysis, anatomical landmarks are often defined by specialists, manually.

Effect of Paracetamol versus Ibuprofen in Adenotonsillectomy.

Introduction: The present study aimed to compare the effects of paracetamol and ibuprofen on pain, bleeding, nausea, and vomiting following adenotonsillectomy in children.

Materials And Methods: This was a prospective, double-blinded, randomized clinical trial. Block randomization was used to assign 50 patients to two groups of paracetamol and ibuprofen.

Primary rhinoplasty in unilateral incomplete cleft lip nose: A 4-year follow up.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess aesthetic result and parents' satisfaction of primary rhinoplasty in unilateral incomplete cleft lip patients.

Methods: Thirty-two consecutive unilateral incomplete cleft lip nose patients were operated in the tertiary hospital from 2012 to 2014. Primary rhinoplasty was done following the principle of the modified McComb repair.

Olfactory Dysfunction is Associated with More Severe Clinical Course in COVID-19.

To perform a quantitative olfactory test in positive COVID19 RT-PCR admitted patients and asymptomatic ones, to evaluate the association between hyposmia and disease severity. This is a Cross sectional study. Ninety-one patients including 68 inpatients and 23 asymptomatic healthcare workers with positive COVID-19 RT-PCRs.

Postoperative Debridement versus No Debridement in Chronic Rhinosinusitis.

Introduction: This study aimed to assess the long-term effects of postoperative debridement on the 4 and 8 postoperative weeks versus no debridement in terms of subjective and objective outcomes.

Materials And Methods: The statistical population of this study (n=80) consisted of 40 patients having chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP) and 40 patients having chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyposis (CRSsNP). These samples were randomly divided into two groups of debridement and control.

Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis Following Different Types of Neck Dissection.

Introduction: During functional neck dissection, the surgeon tries to preserve the internal jugular vein (IJV); however, the incidence of its narrowing or obstruction following modified radical neck dissection (MRND) or selective neck dissection (SND) varies between 0% and 29.6%. The most distressing complication of IJV thrombosis (IJVT) is pulmonary embolism.

Effect of Photobiomodulation on Ecchymosis after Rhinoplasty: A Randomized Single-Blind Controlled Trial.

Background: This study was conducted to compare the effect of photobiomodulation therapy (low-level laser therapy) on ecchymosis after rhinoplasty.

Subjects And Methods: Sixty rhinoplasty candidates were randomly divided into two groups. Photobiomodulation, including red light (660 nm), infrared light (840 nm), and infrared laser, was used in the first group on the first postoperative day, and its effect on periorbital ecchymosis was evaluated.

Preoperative Computer Simulation in Rhinoplasty Using Previous Postoperative Images.

Providing realistic and useful preoperative counseling based on a surgeon's knowledge and experience. Using previous preoperative and postoperative patients' images to predict the postoperative result of a new query patient. After preprocessing for image standardization, facial landmarking was done using 68 points on the frontal view and 19 points on the profile view.

Outcome of rhinoplasty in patients undergoing autospreader flaps without notable dorsal hump reduction: A clinical trial.

Background: Reconstruction of the nasal midvault is an important component of successful rhinoplasty outcomes. Use of the autospreader flap is a beneficial technique for preserving the middle vault. In the present study, we evaluated the esthetic and functional outcomes of this technique in patients without notable dorsal hump reduction.

Severe deviated nose treatment: importance of preserving the dorsal septal remnant.

Purpose: To compare the surgical outcomes of modified extracorporeal septoplasty and anterior septal reconstruction for the management of the severe deviated nose.

Methods: In a prospective cohort study, we selected 86 patients referred for septorhinoplasty to a tertiary center in May 2015-April 2017 with a primary complaint of nasal obstruction and deformity. They had moderate-to-severe septal deviation and severely deviated noses, particularly in the dorsum.

Oral Isotretinoin in the Treatment of Postoperative Edema in Thick-Skinned Rhinoplasty: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.

Background: The thick-skinned nose is still one of the most challenging aspects of rhinoplasty. The possible effects of oral isotretinoin on cosmetic results of rhinoplasty in patients with thick nasal skin have been considered during recent years.

Methods: In this double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial, 48 cases were divided into two groups randomly.

Study of steroid effects on graft and inner ear outcomes in tympanoplasty: Randomized controlled trial.

More studies are needed to investigate the side effects of steroids in tympanoplasty, owing to the paucity of such studies in the literature. This randomized, controlled clinical trial included 59 patients with chronic otitis media who underwent tympanoplasty and were randomized after surgery to a systemic steroid or no steroid treatment. Patients were randomized into two groups.

Polypoid change of middle turbinate is associated to an increased risk of polyp recurrence after surgery in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.

Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) affects approximately 4% of general population. Patients with CRSwNP have greater burden of CRS symptoms and higher rate of relapse after either medical or surgical treatments. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between polypoid change of anterior free border of middle turbinate and rate of relapse in patients with CRSwNP.

Comparison of two concentrations of triamcinolone injection in the prevention of supratip edema after external rhinoplasty: A randomized trial.

Background: A comparison of the two methods of corticosteroid (triamcinolone) use in reducing supratip edema (pollybeak deformity) after rhinoplasty.

Methods: Ninety patients who were candidates for rhinoplasty were randomly divided into three groups. Group A received no treatment, group B received 8 mg/mL of triamcinolone, and group C received 16 mg/mL of triamcinolone.

Effects of anesthesia with nitrous oxide on tympanoplasty outcomes: a randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: To investigate effects of nitrous oxide (NO), as inhalational anesthetic agent, on tympanoplasty outcomes.

Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, patients were randomized into two groups: 39 patients who received NO as an inhalant anesthesia and 47 patients who did not receive. All were operated on with standard type of ear surgery.

A Comparison of Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty and Modified Radiofrequency Tissue Ablation in Mild to Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Study Objectives: To compare the efficacy of modified radiofrequency tissue ablation (MRFTA) with uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) based on both subjective and objective outcome measures in patients with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Methods: Forty patients with mild to moderate OSA were randomly divided into UPPP and MRFTA groups. Evaluation was made based on the apneahypopnea index (AHI), Sleep Apnea Quality of Life Index (SAQLI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), immediately before the surgery and 6 months postoperatively.