單一階段雷射手術治療打鼾之評估

Evaluation of Single-Stage Laser Surgery for Snoring

林義哲(Yih-Jer Lin) ； 許立斌(Lee-Pin Sheu) ； 郝治華(Justin Jyh-Hwa Hao)

《中華民國耳鼻喉科醫學會雜誌》 33卷6期 (1998/12) Pp. 577-584

https://doi.org/10.6286/1998.33.6.577

摘要

Background : Habitual snoring spells both medical and social implications since it often signals the presence of obstructive sleep apnea and disrupts a bed parther’s sleep. This study is to compare the improvement of preoperation and post-operation of our patients who received single-stage LAUP at our department with pevious one-stage or original LAUP.
Methods: We collected the patients who received the single-stage LAUP at our department form September 1, 1995 to August 31, 1997. The objectives, included the patients themselves and the people who lived together with them. The questionnaires were fulfilled by phone call visit. This is a retrospective study. The descriptive statistic and Chi square test were used for comparison of difference and relationship.
Results: Thirty-seven patients were included in our study. There were 24(64.9%) males and 13(35.1%) female. The range of age was 19 to 74. The average age was 40.3±12.6. The improvement rate of snoring was 89.2%, and this group had the average BMI 25.7 kg/m. Subjectively, patients had more statistical significant improvement for both snoring and sleep quality after operation than before. Those living together with patients were also observed the same results.
Conclusions: According to the above results, the patients who received the singlestage LAUP had significant improvement. We concluded that the patients who received single-stage LAUP had been more significantly improved both subjectively and objectively than previous one-stage LAUP. If their BMI was larger, weight reduction was at first recommended before single-stage LAUP. Further studies will be needed to follow-up the long-term octcomes of single-stage LAUP in mitigation or arresting snoring.

關鍵字

懸雍垂腭咽成型術 ； 雷射輔助懸擁垂腭咽成型術

並列摘要

Background : Habitual snoring spells both medical and social implications since it often signals the presence of obstructive sleep apnea and disrupts a bed parther’s sleep. This study is to compare the improvement of preoperation and post-operation of our patients who received single-stage LAUP at our department with pevious one-stage or original LAUP.
Methods: We collected the patients who received the single-stage LAUP at our department form September 1, 1995 to August 31, 1997. The objectives, included the patients themselves and the people who lived together with them. The questionnaires were fulfilled by phone call visit. This is a retrospective study. The descriptive statistic and Chi square test were used for comparison of difference and relationship.
Results: Thirty-seven patients were included in our study. There were 24(64.9%) males and 13(35.1%) female. The range of age was 19 to 74. The average age was 40.3±12.6. The improvement rate of snoring was 89.2%, and this group had the average BMI 25.7 kg/m. Subjectively, patients had more statistical significant improvement for both snoring and sleep quality after operation than before. Those living together with patients were also observed the same results.
Conclusions: According to the above results, the patients who received the singlestage LAUP had significant improvement. We concluded that the patients who received single-stage LAUP had been more significantly improved both subjectively and objectively than previous one-stage LAUP. If their BMI was larger, weight reduction was at first recommended before single-stage LAUP. Further studies will be needed to follow-up the long-term octcomes of single-stage LAUP in mitigation or arresting snoring.

並列關鍵字

vuvlo-palatopharyngoplasty ； laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP)