The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery
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Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg · Feb 2015
Comparative StudyEffect of preoperative continuous positive airway pressure duration on outcomes after maxillofacial surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea.
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) remains the first-line treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), and is known to result in various physiological changes. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between duration of preoperative CPAP therapy and outcome after maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) for OSA. We retrospectively analysed consecutive patients treated at our institution, and divided them into 2 groups based on duration of treatment with CPAP: short-term (up to 12 months) and long-term use (12 months or more). ⋯ Our results suggest that the duration of use of CPAP preoperatively does not significantly influence objective outcome measures. The reduction in AHI scores after MMA was equivalent in both groups. The long-term group seemed to fare better than the short-term group on subjective outcome measures.