Reasonable Risk Ratio of Palate Surgery: A New Critical Analysis.

Objective.: A new critical complication risk analysis, the reasonable risk ratio (RRR or R) for palate surgeries in obstructive sleep apnea patients.

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Clinical outcomes of expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty-a 17-year systematic review.

Objectives: To systematically review long-term (> 5 years) outcomes of ESP surgery for OSA treatment over 17 years.

Methods: Systemic review of MEDLINE, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library and Evidence Based Medicine Reviews to identify publications relevant to OSA and Expansion Pharyngoplasty and its variants. All relevant studies published between January 2007 and June 2023 were included.

Expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty in OSA: a 15 year review.

Objective: A 15 year review of the outcomes and success rates of the Expansion Sphincter Pharyngoplasty (ESP) in the treatment of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Methods: A systemic review with two independent searches of MEDLINE, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library and Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews to identify publications relevant to OSA and Expansion Pharyngoplasty. All relevant studies published before 31 December 2021 were included.

International Consensus Statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Background: Evaluation and interpretation of the literature on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) allows for consolidation and determination of the key factors important for clinical management of the adult OSA patient. Toward this goal, an international collaborative of multidisciplinary experts in sleep apnea evaluation and treatment have produced the International Consensus statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea (ICS:OSA).

Methods: Using previously defined methodology, focal topics in OSA were assigned as literature review (LR), evidence-based review (EBR), or evidence-based review with recommendations (EBR-R) formats.

Does nasal surgery improve multilevel surgical outcome in obstructive sleep apnea: A multicenter study on 735 patients.

Objective: Does nasal surgery affect multilevel surgical success outcome.

Methods: Prospective eight country nonrandomized trial of 735 obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients, who had multilevel palate and/or tongue surgery, divided into two groups, with or without nose surgery.

Results: There were 575 patients in nose group, 160 patients in no nose group.

Long-term Complications of Palate Surgery: A Multicenter Study of 217 Patients.

Objectives/hypothesis: To investigate long-term complications of newer reconstructive palate surgery techniques.

Study Design: Retrospective case-series analysis.

Methods: Retrospective six-country clinical study of OSA patients who had nose and palate surgery.

Palate surgery for obstructive sleep apnea: a 17-year meta-analysis.

Objectives: Systematic review of palate surgery for the treatment of OSA.

Methods: Independent searches to identify publications relevant to OSA treatment and upper airway palate surgery. All relevant studies published between January 2001 and February 2018 were included.

Upper airway surgery for obstructive sleep apnea reduces blood pressure.

Objectives/hypothesis: To evaluate if upper airway surgery reduces blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Study Design: Prospective series.

Methods: A prospective series of 112 consecutive OSA patients with hypertension (HTN).

Combined Expansion Pharyngoplasty and Anterior Palatoplasty for the Treatment of OSA.

To evaluate the success rates of combined Expansion Sphincter Pharyngoplasty and the Anterior Palatoplasty in the treatment of OSA. A two center prospective series of 73 patients with OSA. All patients were >18 years old, retro-palatal obstruction, concentric velo-pharyngeal collapse, BMI < 33, Friedman clinical stage II, with all grades of AHI.

Reconsidering first-line treatment for obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review of the literature.

Background: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is typically recommended as first line therapy for obstructive sleep apnea, but the adherence rate of CPAP is problematic. This study's objective was to systematically review the literature relating to CPAP as first line therapy for OSA and compare it to surgical literature on the same topic.

Methods: A systematic review was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines, examining Medline-Ovid, Embase, and Pubmed databases.

Expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty for the treatment of OSA: a systemic review and meta-analysis.

This study seeks to determine the success rates of the expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty and its variants on the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Systematic review and meta-analysis. Two independent searches of MEDLINE, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library and Evidence Based Medicine Reviews to identify publications relevant to OSA and expansion pharyngoplasty.

Pang-Rotenberg sign--snoring surgery prognosticator: A prospective clinical trial of 153 patients.

Objectives/hypothesis: To illustrate the reliability of the Pang-Rotenberg (PR) sign as a prognosticator of snoring surgery. Our hypothesis was that patients who are PR-positive have better snoring reduction scores and outcomes than PR-negative patients after nose and palate surgery.

Study Design: A multicenter prospective series of 153 patients with snoring.