title: [A retrospective study of coblation-assisted treatment in adult with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the therapeutic effects of 894 coblation-assisted treatment in adult with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  A review of 894 coblation-assisted treatment in adult with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome was presented with respect to the sleep monitoring results, SF-36 health questionnaire survey, therapeutic effects and complications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After operation for 6 months, the patients' sleep Monitoring results were improved remarkably (P<0. 01) and their symptoms of snore or choke got improved. SF-36 health questionnaire survey showed that social function, energy and mental health dimension scores were significantly higher than the preoperative (P<0. 05). There were 18 patients suffered Secondarily bleeding within 2 weeks and 23 patients recrudesced within 1 year.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Radio frequency coblation is an applicable method of therapy for patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea. The treatments differ with the obstructive location and character of upper airway.
authors.forename: Yunwen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Qingfeng
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*; D012913:Snoring; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires