title: [Avoidance strategies of the surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To discuss the avoidance strategies of severe perioperative complications in surgical treatments of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS).
  
  
  METHODS
  180 cases of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty(UPPP) and 1 case of nose bleeding were analyzed, 10 cases of severe complications reported.
  
  
  RESULTS
  1 case of Angina pectoris and 1 case of infarction 3 case of nasopharyngeal stenosis, 3 cases pharyngeal bleeding, 1 case of palatal incompetence, 1 case of death occurred postoperatively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  OSAHS is a systemic disease syndrome. The perioperative treatments is very important for the prevention of some severe complications occurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130031, China.
authors.forename: Dongdong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Zhanquan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Tiening
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000601:surgery; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000601:surgery*; D014609:Uvula / Q000601:surgery