ABSTRACT

A valuable reference for practitioners interested in utilizing the latest operative strategies, this state-of-the-art text reviews current and emerging topics in the surgical management of sleep apnea and snoring-describing methods for patient evaluation, avoidance of complications, and postoperative care.

chapter 1|1 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 2|4 pages

ANATOMY

chapter 3|1 pages

EVOLUTIONARY ANATOMIC CHANGES

chapter 3|2 pages

1 Klinorynchy

chapter 3|1 pages

4 Oropharyngeal Tongue

chapter 4|3 pages

ONTOGENY RECAPITULATES PHYLOGENY

chapter 7|1 pages

CONCLUSION

chapter |4 pages

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

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INTRODUCTION

chapter 2|1 pages

THE CIRCADIAN PACEMAKER

chapter 3|1 pages

1 What Is Sleepiness?

chapter 3|1 pages

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

chapter 9|2 pages

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS

chapter |5 pages

REFERENCES

chapter 5|14 pages

Polysomnography

chapter 6|48 pages

Home Sleep Testing

chapter 2|1 pages

INDICATIONS

chapter 3|1 pages

THE PROCEDURE OF VSE

chapter 3|5 pages

2 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

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3 VSE and CPAP Titration

chapter 4|1 pages

VSE: WHERE DOES IT STAND?

chapter |2 pages

REFERENCES

chapter 1|1 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 2|2 pages

STAGING CRITERIA

chapter 4|1 pages

STAGES AS A PREDICTOR OF SUCCESSFUL UPPP

chapter 5|2 pages

DISCUSSION

chapter 6|3 pages

CONCLUSIONS

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INTRODUCTION

chapter 3|1 pages

INDICATIONS FOR CPAP

chapter 5|1 pages

SPECIAL PAP DELIVERY SYSTEMS

chapter 6|1 pages

Potential CPAP-Use Difficulties

chapter 7|1 pages

STRATEGIES FOR COMPLIANCE OPTIMIZATION

chapter 8|1 pages

TREATMENT OUTCOMES

chapter 10|6 pages

CONCLUSION

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INTRODUCTION

chapter 4|4 pages

2 Select Appropriate Treatment

chapter |3 pages

REFERENCES

chapter 1|2 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 3|1 pages

PREMEDICATION

chapter 4|2 pages

3 Special Monitors

chapter 5|1 pages

PACU/ICU

chapter |2 pages

REFERENCES

chapter 1|2 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 3|1 pages

THERAPEUTIC TRIALS

chapter 4|2 pages

SITES OF OBSTRUCTION 4.1 Nasal Septum

chapter 4|3 pages

2 Turbinates

chapter 4|3 pages

3. Nasal Valve

chapter |3 pages

REFERENCES

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BACKGROUND

chapter 2|1 pages

PRE-OPERATIVE EVALUATION

chapter 3|6 pages

METHOD

chapter 4|1 pages

POST-OPERATIVE CARE

chapter |1 pages

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

chapter 1|1 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 3|1 pages

PATIENT SELECTION

chapter 4|5 pages

PROCEDURE

chapter 5|1 pages

COMPARATIVE OUTCOMES

chapter 6|2 pages

CONCLUSIONS

chapter 1|2 pages

PATIENT SELECTION

chapter 2|2 pages

PROCEDURAL TECHNIQUE

chapter 4|2 pages

POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS

chapter |2 pages

REFERENCES

chapter 1|1 pages

PATIENT SELECTION

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PROCEDURAL TECHNIQUE

chapter 3|2 pages

SUBSEQUENT MANAGEMENT

chapter 4|1 pages

POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS

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REFERENCES

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KEY POINTS

chapter 1|2 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 4|2 pages

PRESURGICAL EVALUATION

chapter 5|1 pages

TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY

chapter 6|3 pages

Surgical Anatomy Concerns

chapter 8|1 pages

RESULTS

chapter 9|1 pages

COMPLICATIONS AND AVOIDANCE STRATEGIES

chapter 10|3 pages

DISCUSSION

chapter 6|1 pages

KEY POINTS

chapter 1|1 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 5|1 pages

TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY

chapter 6|2 pages

Surgical Modifications

chapter 7|1 pages

SURGICAL RESULTS

chapter 8|1 pages

SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS

chapter 9|1 pages

CONCLUSIONS

chapter 2|2 pages

PATIENT SELECTION

chapter 4|2 pages

PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT

chapter 6|4 pages

Conclusion

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INTRODUCTION

chapter 3|1 pages

PATIENT SELECTION

chapter 5|2 pages

TREATMENT RESULTS

chapter 6|3 pages

4 Dysphagia

chapter 1|1 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 2|1 pages

INDICATIONS

chapter 3|2 pages

2 Relevant Anatomy

chapter 3|2 pages

4 Permanent Tracheotomy

chapter 3|2 pages

Post-operative Care

chapter 5|1 pages

CUSTOM TRACHEOTOMY

chapter 6|2 pages

COMPLICATIONS

chapter 7|1 pages

RESULTS

chapter |3 pages

REFERENCES

chapter 27|20 pages

Surgery for Pediatric Sleep Apnea

chapter 6|3 pages

CONCLUSION

chapter 1|2 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 3|3 pages

PATIENT SELECTION

chapter 5|1 pages

POSTTREATMENT CARE

chapter 6|2 pages

DISCUSSION

chapter 7|2 pages

CONCLUSIONS

chapter 1|2 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 3|2 pages

SURGICAL TECHNIQUE

chapter 4|1 pages

ADVANTAGES

chapter 5|1 pages

LIMITATIONS

chapter |2 pages

REFERENCES

chapter 6|1 pages

KEY POINTS

chapter 1|2 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 3|1 pages

CONSIDERATION OF COMORBID RISK FACTORS

chapter 5|2 pages

CONCLUSIONS

chapter 1|3 pages

SNORING WITHOUT OSA

chapter 2|1 pages

OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA