title: [Polysomnographic results before and after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP)].
abstract: Uvulo-palato-pharyngo-plastic is one possibility for treatment of obstructive sleep-apnea. We examined in a prospective study design 36 patients, suffering from polysomnographically ensured obstructive sleep-apnea-syndrome, who were undergone uvulo-palato-pharyngo-plastic. We analysed pre- und postoperative polysomnographic data. Most of patients demonstrated a decrease of amount of apneas, duration of apneas and an increase of minimal oxygen-desaturation. Patients who had high amounts of apneas (AI > 40/h) or who had a Broca-index > 140 p.c. gained not as much from surgical treatment as other patients did.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Pneumologie, DRK Krankenhaus Mark Brandenburg, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus, Freien Universität Berlin.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thalhofer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dorow
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jahnke
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kühler
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Meissner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000601:surgery; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery; D017286:Polysomnography; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014609:Uvula / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen