Admission after sleep surgery is unnecessary in patients without cardiovascular disease.

Objective/hypothesis: Evidence is lacking to guide whether patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) require mandatory postoperative monitoring when undergoing multilevel sleep surgery. The purpose of this study was to examine the respiratory complication rate following OSA surgery and identify which patients benefit from monitoring after surgery.

Study Design: A prospective study was conducted.

Redefining the timing of surgery for obstructive sleep apnea in anatomically favorable patients.

Objectives/hypothesis: Healthcare remunerating agencies in North America require patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to undergo a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) trial before funding surgical therapy. The adherence rate of CPAP is problematic. This study's objective was to determine the proportion of surgically favorable patients who failed CPAP who subsequently benefitted from surgical therapy, and to explore consideration of surgical therapy as first-line treatment in this specific OSA subpopulation.

Prognostic factors in patients with multiple recurrences of well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma.

Introduction. Patients with multiple recurrences of well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC) have markedly reduced overall survival when compared with those who have View Article and Find Full Text PDF