The management of obstructive sleep apnea in adults.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is characterized by recurrent, complete or partial airway closure during sleep. It is a potentially hazardous condition and appropriate treatment should be strongly advised to all OSA patients. The primary mode of OSA management is Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (C-Pap). Asignificant number of OSA patients can be also managed successfully with surgery by a variety of newer surgical techniques which emphasize a more physiologic and less morbid surgical approach to the upper airway.
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Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, USA. geokat2@prodigy.net
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; D005260:Female; D005927:Glossectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D014139:Tracheostomy