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Upper airway findings in patients with nocturnal breathing disorders.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11042906     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This prospective open study was performed to examine the relation between pathologic findings of the upper respiratory tract and the types of noncentral sleep disorders (rhonchopathy, obstructive sleep apnea). 312 men and 274 women aged between 35-75 years attended our outpatient department for relief of their nocturnal breathing disorder. About 1/3 of the patients suffered only of habitual rhonchopathy and 2/3 were obstructive. No findings of the head and neck examination could predict the degree of oxygen desaturation, although pathologies of the nose (73.68%), the soft palate (94.1%) and narrowing of the oro- and hypopharynx (74.19%) were very common in patients with sleep disorder. At least one pathology could be found in every patients. The more pathologies were found the higher was the risk of obstructive sleep apnoea with desaturation below 70%. Unrelated tonsillectomy (51.36%) did not prevent nocturnal breathing disorders.
Authors:
A F Temmel; T Herbst; R Popovic; J Toth; B Marks; F Horak; M Kautzky; M Steurer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Wiener klinische Wochenschrift     Volume:  112     ISSN:  0043-5325     ISO Abbreviation:  Wien. Klin. Wochenschr.     Publication Date:  2000 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-11-07     Completed Date:  2000-11-07     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  21620870R     Medline TA:  Wien Klin Wochenschr     Country:  AUSTRIA    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  767-71     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Vienna, AKH Wien, Austria. andreas.temmel@univie.ac.at
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Airway Resistance
Body Mass Index
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Female
Hemodynamics
Humans
Hypopharynx / physiopathology
Male
Manometry
Middle Aged
Nose / physiopathology
Oropharynx / physiopathology
Oximetry
Oxygen / blood
Palate / physiopathology
Prospective Studies
Pulmonary Ventilation
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / diagnosis*,  physiopathology
Snoring / diagnosis*,  physiopathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
7782-44-7/Oxygen

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