MANAGEMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA- CLASSICAL TONSILLECTOMY OR COBLATION TONSILLECTOMY

OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IS A SERIOUS DISEASE THAT OCCURS WHEN A NORMAL PERSONS BREA THING IS INTERR UPTED DURING SLEEP .AL THO UGH PEOPLE TEND TO DISMISS SLEEP DISORDERS THEIR IMPACT ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE IS IMPORTANT PRODUCING DAYTIME SLEEPINESS, THE INABILITY TO CONCENTRATE AND CAN ULTIMATELY LEA...

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Published in:Research and science today 2018-01, p.45
Main Authors: Grigore, Raluca, Berteşteanu, Şerban, Condeescu, Mihnea, Antonie-Simion, Catrinel, Pascu, Paula, Munteanu, Gloria, Cîrstea, Anca, Othman, Amer, Popescu, Cristian Radu, Nicolaescu, Alexandru, Băleanu, Vlad-Dumitru, Socea, Bogdan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Alcohol
Apnea
Blood pressure
Clinical trials
Disorders
Ethical standards
Ethics
Hypertension
Hypertrophy
Metabolic syndrome
Obesity
Otolaryngology
Pain
Patients
Quality of life
Senchak, Andrew
Sleep
Sleep and wakefulness
Sleep apnea
Sleep disorders
Sleepiness
Surgery
Throat surgery
Tobacco
Tonsil
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Summary:OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IS A SERIOUS DISEASE THAT OCCURS WHEN A NORMAL PERSONS BREA THING IS INTERR UPTED DURING SLEEP .AL THO UGH PEOPLE TEND TO DISMISS SLEEP DISORDERS THEIR IMPACT ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE IS IMPORTANT PRODUCING DAYTIME SLEEPINESS, THE INABILITY TO CONCENTRATE AND CAN ULTIMATELY LEAD TO MORE IMPORTANT DISEASES LIKE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND CAN EVEN CAUSE DEATH TO SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST. For the classic tonsillectomy group the mean hypopnea/apnea index was 16.76, while in the coblation group the mean index was 16.30. [...]the majority of the patients were suffering from mild obstructive sleep apnea. [...]the results should be considered only due to the surgical intervention. CONTRIBUTION OF AUTHORS All authors have equally contributed to this work ETHICAL APPROVAL All procedures performed in this study were in accordance with the ethical standard of the institution and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments. 13 Elwany S, Mandour Z, Ibrahim M (2016) Tonsillectomy as a Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults with Tonsillar Hypertrophy.
ISSN:2247-4455
2285-9632