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    Correspondence: British Thoracic Society guideline on pulmonary rehabilitation in adults: Does objectivity have a sliding scale?

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    āļāļēāļĢāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļāļąāļ‡āļ§āļąāļŠāļ”āļļāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļžāļ”āļēāļ™āļ­āđˆāļ­āļ™āđƒāļ™āļœāļđāđ‰āļ›āđˆāļ§āļĒāđ‚āļĢāļ„āļŦāļĒāļļāļ”āļŦāļēāļĒāđƒāļˆāļ‚āļ“āļ°āļŦāļĨāļąāļšāļˆāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļ­āļļāļ”āļāļąāđ‰āļ™ (PALATAL IMPLANTS FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA)

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    āđ‚āļĢāļ„āļŦāļĒāļļāļ”āļŦāļēāļĒāđƒāļˆāļ‚āļ“āļ°āļŦāļĨāļąāļšāļˆāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļ­āļļāļ”āļāļąāđ‰āļ™āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļˆāļēāļāļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļ”āļīāļ™āļŦāļēāļĒāđƒāļˆāļŠāđˆāļ§āļ‡āļšāļ™āļĄāļĩāļ‚āļ™āļēāļ”āđ€āļĨāđ‡āļāđ€āļāļīāļ”āļāļēāļĢāļĒāļļāļšāļ•āļąāļ§āļ‡āđˆāļēāļĒ āļ—āļģāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāļŦāļĒāļļāļ”āļŦāļēāļĒāđƒāļˆāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļŠāđˆāļ§āļ‡āđ† āļ‚āļ“āļ°āļŦāļĨāļąāļš āļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļŠāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ‡āļ•āđˆāļ­āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļāļīāļ”āđ‚āļĢāļ„āļŦāļąāļ§āđƒāļˆ āļŦāļĨāļ­āļ”āđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļ” āđ‚āļĢāļ„āļŠāļĄāļ­āļ‡āđāļĨāļ°āļžāļĪāļ•āļīāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļœāļīāļ”āļ›āļāļ•āļī āļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāļ›āļĢāļ°āļāļ­āļšāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļ­āļ™āļļāļĢāļąāļāļĐāđŒāđāļĨāļ°āļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ” āđ€āļĄāļ·āđˆāļ­āļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļ­āļ™āļļāļĢāļąāļāļĐāđŒāđ„āļĄāđˆāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļœāļĨāļāļēāļĢāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ­āļĩāļāļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļœāļđāđ‰āļ›āđˆāļ§āļĒ āđāļ•āđˆāļāļēāļĢāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļ—āļģāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļœāļđāđ‰āļ›āđˆāļ§āļĒāļ›āļ§āļ”āđāļœāļĨāļĄāļēāļāđāļĨāļ°āļĄāļĩāļ āļēāļ§āļ°āđāļ—āļĢāļāļ‹āđ‰āļ­āļ™āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡ āļāļēāļĢāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļāļąāļ‡āļ§āļąāļŠāļ”āļļāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļžāļ”āļēāļ™āļ­āđˆāļ­āļ™āļ—āļģāđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļžāļ”āļēāļ™āļ­āđˆāļ­āļ™āļ•āļķāļ‡āļ•āļąāļ§āđāļĨāļ°āļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļ”āļīāļ™āļŦāļēāļĒāđƒāļˆāļĒāļļāļšāļ•āļąāļ§āļĒāļēāļ āļĄāļĩāļĢāļēāļĒāļ‡āļēāļ™āļœāļĨāļāļēāļĢāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ™āđˆāļēāļžāļ­āđƒāļˆāļ—āļąāđ‰āļ‡āđƒāļ™āļĢāļ°āļĒāļ°āļŠāļąāđ‰āļ™āđāļĨāļ°āļĢāļ°āļĒāļ°āļĒāļēāļ§āļˆāļēāļāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļĻāļđāļ™āļĒāđŒāļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļĐāļē āļāļēāļĢāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļ™āļĩāđ‰āļĄāļĩāđāļœāļĨāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļ‚āļ™āļēāļ”āđ€āļĨāđ‡āļāđ€āļĄāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ€āļ›āļĢāļĩāļĒāļšāđ€āļ—āļĩāļĒāļšāļāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļ­āļ·āđˆāļ™āđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļ–āļ™āļģāļ§āļąāļŠāļ”āļļāļ›āļĨāļđāļāļāļąāļ‡āļāļĨāļąāļšāļ­āļ­āļāļĄāļēāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļœāļđāđ‰āļ›āđˆāļ§āļĒāđ„āļĄāđˆāļĢāļđāđ‰āļŠāļķāļāļ§āđˆāļēāļĄāļĩāļ§āļąāļŠāļ”āļļāļ›āļĨāļđāļāļāļąāļ‡āļ­āļĒāļđāđˆ āđāļĨāļ°āđ„āļĄāđˆāļĢāļšāļāļ§āļ™āļāļēāļĢāļžāļđāļ”āļāļēāļĢāļāļĨāļ·āļ™ āļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāļ™āļģāļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļāļēāļĢāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļ™āļĩāđ‰āđ„āļ›āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļĢāđˆāļ§āļĄāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āđāļžāļĢāđˆāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒ āļāļēāļĢāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļ™āļĩāđ‰āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļœāļĨāđƒāļ™āļœāļđāđ‰āļ›āđˆāļ§āļĒāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĢāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āđ€āļŦāļĄāļēāļ°āļŠāļĄāđāļĨāļ°āļžāļšāļ āļēāļ§āļ°āđāļ—āļĢāļāļ‹āđ‰āļ­āļ™āļˆāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļ™āđ‰āļ­āļĒāļ„āļģāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļ: āđ‚āļĢāļ„āļŦāļĒāļļāļ”āļŦāļēāļĒāđƒāļˆāļ‚āļ“āļ°āļŦāļĨāļąāļšāļˆāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļ­āļļāļ”āļāļąāđ‰āļ™  āđāļœāļĨāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļ‚āļ™āļēāļ”āđ€āļĨāđ‡āļ  āļāļąāļ‡āļ§āļąāļŠāļ”āļļāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļžāļ”āļēāļ™āļ­āđˆāļ­āļ™Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) results from the combination of a structurally small upper airway and abnormal airway collapsibility. Patients with OSA develop periodic obstruction of breathing during sleep and have risks for cardiovascular and neurobehavioral diseases. The treatment options include medical and surgical modalities, when medical fails, surgical option is the alternative. However, many surgical procedures for OSA cause serious postoperative pain and complications. The palatal implants induce the stiffening of the soft palate and increase the upper airway stability. Successful results in the treatment of OSA have been reported in the short-term and long-term in many centers. The procedure is not as invasive as some of the other surgical procedures and reversible. Patients can neither see or feel the implants, nor do they interfere with swallowing or speech. This has been widely adopted and performed in conjunct with other procedures. Palatal implants in the treatment of OSA result in success in carefully selected patients without serious complications.Keywords: Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Palatal Implant

    āļāļēāļĢāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļāļąāļ‡āļ§āļąāļŠāļ”āļļāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļžāļ”āļēāļ™āļ­āđˆāļ­āļ™āđƒāļ™āļœāļđāđ‰āļ›āđˆāļ§āļĒāđ‚āļĢāļ„āļŦāļĒāļļāļ”āļŦāļēāļĒāđƒāļˆāļ‚āļ“āļ°āļŦāļĨāļąāļšāļˆāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļ­āļļāļ”āļāļąāđ‰āļ™ (PALATAL IMPLANTS FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA)

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    āđ‚āļĢāļ„āļŦāļĒāļļāļ”āļŦāļēāļĒāđƒāļˆāļ‚āļ“āļ°āļŦāļĨāļąāļšāļˆāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļ­āļļāļ”āļāļąāđ‰āļ™āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļˆāļēāļāļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļ”āļīāļ™āļŦāļēāļĒāđƒāļˆāļŠāđˆāļ§āļ‡āļšāļ™āļĄāļĩāļ‚āļ™āļēāļ”āđ€āļĨāđ‡āļāđ€āļāļīāļ”āļāļēāļĢāļĒāļļāļšāļ•āļąāļ§āļ‡āđˆāļēāļĒ āļ—āļģāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāļŦāļĒāļļāļ”āļŦāļēāļĒāđƒāļˆāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļŠāđˆāļ§āļ‡āđ† āļ‚āļ“āļ°āļŦāļĨāļąāļš āļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļŠāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ‡āļ•āđˆāļ­āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļāļīāļ”āđ‚āļĢāļ„āļŦāļąāļ§āđƒāļˆ āļŦāļĨāļ­āļ”āđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļ” āđ‚āļĢāļ„āļŠāļĄāļ­āļ‡āđāļĨāļ°āļžāļĪāļ•āļīāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļœāļīāļ”āļ›āļāļ•āļī āļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāļ›āļĢāļ°āļāļ­āļšāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļ­āļ™āļļāļĢāļąāļāļĐāđŒāđāļĨāļ°āļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ” āđ€āļĄāļ·āđˆāļ­āļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļ­āļ™āļļāļĢāļąāļāļĐāđŒāđ„āļĄāđˆāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļœāļĨāļāļēāļĢāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ­āļĩāļāļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļœāļđāđ‰āļ›āđˆāļ§āļĒ āđāļ•āđˆāļāļēāļĢāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļ—āļģāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļœāļđāđ‰āļ›āđˆāļ§āļĒāļ›āļ§āļ”āđāļœāļĨāļĄāļēāļāđāļĨāļ°āļĄāļĩāļ āļēāļ§āļ°āđāļ—āļĢāļāļ‹āđ‰āļ­āļ™āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡ āļāļēāļĢāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļāļąāļ‡āļ§āļąāļŠāļ”āļļāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļžāļ”āļēāļ™āļ­āđˆāļ­āļ™āļ—āļģāđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļžāļ”āļēāļ™āļ­āđˆāļ­āļ™āļ•āļķāļ‡āļ•āļąāļ§āđāļĨāļ°āļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļ”āļīāļ™āļŦāļēāļĒāđƒāļˆāļĒāļļāļšāļ•āļąāļ§āļĒāļēāļ āļĄāļĩāļĢāļēāļĒāļ‡āļēāļ™āļœāļĨāļāļēāļĢāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ™āđˆāļēāļžāļ­āđƒāļˆāļ—āļąāđ‰āļ‡āđƒāļ™āļĢāļ°āļĒāļ°āļŠāļąāđ‰āļ™āđāļĨāļ°āļĢāļ°āļĒāļ°āļĒāļēāļ§āļˆāļēāļāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļĻāļđāļ™āļĒāđŒāļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļĐāļē āļāļēāļĢāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļ™āļĩāđ‰āļĄāļĩāđāļœāļĨāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļ‚āļ™āļēāļ”āđ€āļĨāđ‡āļāđ€āļĄāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ€āļ›āļĢāļĩāļĒāļšāđ€āļ—āļĩāļĒāļšāļāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļ­āļ·āđˆāļ™āđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļ–āļ™āļģāļ§āļąāļŠāļ”āļļāļ›āļĨāļđāļāļāļąāļ‡āļāļĨāļąāļšāļ­āļ­āļāļĄāļēāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļœāļđāđ‰āļ›āđˆāļ§āļĒāđ„āļĄāđˆāļĢāļđāđ‰āļŠāļķāļāļ§āđˆāļēāļĄāļĩāļ§āļąāļŠāļ”āļļāļ›āļĨāļđāļāļāļąāļ‡āļ­āļĒāļđāđˆ āđāļĨāļ°āđ„āļĄāđˆāļĢāļšāļāļ§āļ™āļāļēāļĢāļžāļđāļ”āļāļēāļĢāļāļĨāļ·āļ™ āļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāļ™āļģāļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļāļēāļĢāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļ™āļĩāđ‰āđ„āļ›āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļĢāđˆāļ§āļĄāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āđāļžāļĢāđˆāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒ āļāļēāļĢāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļ™āļĩāđ‰āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļœāļĨāđƒāļ™āļœāļđāđ‰āļ›āđˆāļ§āļĒāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĢāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āđ€āļŦāļĄāļēāļ°āļŠāļĄāđāļĨāļ°āļžāļšāļ āļēāļ§āļ°āđāļ—āļĢāļāļ‹āđ‰āļ­āļ™āļˆāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļ™āđ‰āļ­āļĒāļ„āļģāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļ: āđ‚āļĢāļ„āļŦāļĒāļļāļ”āļŦāļēāļĒāđƒāļˆāļ‚āļ“āļ°āļŦāļĨāļąāļšāļˆāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļ­āļļāļ”āļāļąāđ‰āļ™  āđāļœāļĨāļœāđˆāļēāļ•āļąāļ”āļ‚āļ™āļēāļ”āđ€āļĨāđ‡āļ  āļāļąāļ‡āļ§āļąāļŠāļ”āļļāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļžāļ”āļēāļ™āļ­āđˆāļ­āļ™Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) results from the combination of a structurally small upper airway and abnormal airway collapsibility. Patients with OSA develop periodic obstruction of breathing during sleep and have risks for cardiovascular and neurobehavioral diseases. The treatment options include medical and surgical modalities, when medical fails, surgical option is the alternative. However, many surgical procedures for OSA cause serious postoperative pain and complications. The palatal implants induce the stiffening of the soft palate and increase the upper airway stability. Successful results in the treatment of OSA have been reported in the short-term and long-term in many centers. The procedure is not as invasive as some of the other surgical procedures and reversible. Patients can neither see or feel the implants, nor do they interfere with swallowing or speech. This has been widely adopted and performed in conjunct with other procedures. Palatal implants in the treatment of OSA result in success in carefully selected patients without serious complications.Keywords: Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Palatal Implant

    OSA and Primary Snoring: Palatal Surgery and Office-Based Procedures

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    Obstruktiivne uneapnoe – unelÃĪmbustÃĩbi

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    Uneapnoe haiguse all kannatab umbes 4% tÃķÃķealistest meestest ja 2% naistest. Sagedamini esineb see keskealistel meestel ja postmenopausis naistel. Uneapnoe on sagedaseim pÃĪevase unisuse pÃĩhjustaja. Enamikul juhtudest on uneapnoe obstruktiivset laadi pÃĩhjustatuna Þlemiste hingamisteede kollapsist une ajal. Nendele haigetele on iseloomulik norskamine ja apnoeepisoodid une ajal. Haiguse raskusastme tÃĪpsemaks hindamiseks on kasutusel polÞsomnograafia. Raviks rakendatakse positiivse rÃĩhuga hingamisaparaate (CPAP). Umbes 10%-l juhtudest on efektiivne kirurgiline ravi – nina ja neelu avardavad operatsioonid. Eesti Arst 2007; 86 (12): 866–87

    Trends in otolaryngology residency training in the surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

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    Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/102654/1/lary24325.pd

    Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with tonsillectomy in the treatment of severe OSAS

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    Objective: To establish the efficacy of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with tonsillectomy for treating selected patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome Methodology: Retrospective study of patients who underwent clinical/instrumental evaluation and surgical treatment. Setting: University ENT division with a tertiary snoring referral center Participants: Twenty-two patients with normal body mass index affected by severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome- Main outcome measures: Pre and post operative cardiopulmonary monitoring during sleep, daytime sleepiness evaluation, post treatment complication recording. Results: Complete response to therapy was obtained in 78% of patients. Four patients had relief of symptoms but retained apnea-hypopnea index scores greater than 5 Conclusions: Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty associated with tonsillectomy can be employed safely to treat patients with normal body mass index who suffer from severe obstructive sleep apne

    Long-term results and complications following uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in 116 consecutive patients

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    A modified uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) was carried out between January 1992 and December 2003 at the ENT Department of the Inselspital in Bern in 146 patients with habitual or complicated rhonchopathy. The operation consisted of a classical tonsillectomy or residual tonsil resection and additional shortening of the uvula. The natural mucosal fold between the uvula and the upper pole of the tonsils was carefully preserved. A wide opening to the rhinopharynx was created by asymmetric suturing of the glossopalantine and pharyngopalatine arches. A retrospective questionnaire with regard to rhonchopathy, phases of apnea, daytime drowsiness, obstruction of nasal breathing, long-term complications and patient satisfaction was used to evaluate the short-term and long-term effectiveness of the modified UPPP as well as the incidence of adverse side effects. Complete postoperative courses were evaluated in 116 patients. Surgical complications were restricted to one case with postoperative hemorrhage. A velum insufficiency or postoperative rhinopharyngeal stenosis did not occur. Eighty-three patients (72%) confirmed a persistent suppression or substantial improvement of the rhonchopathy. Disappearance or decrease of sleep apnea was confirmed in 12 (63%) out of 19 postoperative polysomnographic follow-up investigations. Long-term complications occurred in a total of 27 (23%) of 116 patients. They were confined to minor problems such as dryness of the mouth (n=12), slight difficulty in swallowing (n=7), discrete speech disturbances (n=1), and slight pharyngeal dysesthesias (n=7) with feeling of a lump in the throat and compulsive clearing of the throat. Eighty-five patients (73%) reported that they were satisfied with the postoperative result even several years after the operation. Looking back, 31 patients (27%) would no longer have the operation performed. The inadequate result of the rhonchopathy was specified as the reason by 21 patients. Ten patients had unpleasant memories of the operation because of intensive postoperative pain. Snoring and apneic phases are suppressed or improved by non-traumatic UPPP in the majority of patients. This effect persisted even years after the operatio
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