Abstract | CONCLUSIONS: Elective tracheostomy with custom-made tubes was tolerated in a majority of patients with severe obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS), as it reduced daytime symptoms and served as a link to other treatments. OBJECTIVES: PATIENTS AND METHODS: RESULTS: Eight of 10 patients tolerated the tube for more than 6 months. The ESS score was reduced from median 18 (range 8-23) to 5 (0-7) and the ODI values from 81 (55-126) to 13 (1-87). Two patients insisted on decannulation because they had nocturnal breathing problems, two underwent palatal surgery and were decannulated, and five still have their tubes. Severe cough, sputum infections and stoma granuloma were seen in all patients.
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Authors | Nanna Browaldh, Agneta Markström, Danielle Friberg |
Journal | Acta oto-laryngologica
(Acta Otolaryngol)
Vol. 129
Issue 10
Pg. 1121-6
(Oct 2009)
ISSN: 1651-2251 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 19065292
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Respiration
- Retrospective Studies
- Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
(surgery)
- Tracheostomy
- Treatment Failure
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