[Surgical therapy options in obstructive sleep apnoe and snoring].

The prevalence of mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults is 20 %, of moderate to severe OSA about 6-7 %. The current gold standard for the treatment of moderate to severe OSA is the continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. It is the most effective treatment modality, if there is good compliance and therapy adherence.

Monitoring of microvascular free flaps following oropharyngeal reconstruction using infrared thermography: first clinical experiences.

The aim of this study is to investigate static and dynamic infrared (IR) thermography for intra- and postoperative free-flap monitoring following oropharyngeal reconstruction. Sixteen patients with oropharyngeal reconstruction by free radial forearm flap were included in this prospective, clinical study (05/2013-08/2014). Prior ("intraop_pre") and following ("intraop_post") completion of the microvascular anastomoses, IR thermography was performed for intraoperative flap monitoring.