Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · Mar 2016
AHI Outcomes Are Superior after Upper Airway Reconstructive Surgery in Adult CPAP Failure Patients.
This study aims to evaluate Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) outcomes of upper airway adult obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) reconstructive surgery, as compared with outcomes of suboptimal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, in response to reviews claiming unreliable surgical AHI reduction. ⋯ AHI outcomes are superior with surgery in untreated or suboptimally treated adult OSA patients prescribed CPAP.