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Zhang Yamei - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome in infants
Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-head and Neck Surgery, 2008Co-Authors: Zhang YameiAbstract:OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical features,diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) in infants. METHODS Retrospective study of 80 infants younger than thirty months old were collected for the clinical trial between January 2004 and June 2007. All the patients were diagnosed according to physical examination,Nasopharyngoscope examination and polysomnography (PSG). There were 61 males and 19 females,with a mean of (23.9 ±5.3) months old. The average courses of disease were (8.9±6.1) months. All the patients had the symptoms of sleep snoring,apnea,recurrent upper airway infections or growth retardation. All the patients were treatment with surgeries and followed up post-surgery in three months to one year. RESULTS There was no surgical complication among all the patients. Sixty-four patients (80 %) were cured and 14 patients (17.5 %) were improved. Two patients still with the symptoms of snoring and mouth breathing. CONCLUSION OSAHS in infants had obviously effect on the physical and mental development,so people should attend to the characters and initiation potential,and give treatments soon after diagnosis.
Y. Ohta - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Sleep apnea syndrome: comparison of MR imaging of the oropharynx with physiologic indexes.
Radiology, 1996Co-Authors: Y Suto, Eiken Matsuda, Takeo Suzuki, Yuichi Inoue, Y. OhtaAbstract:PURPOSE: To compare magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the oropharynx in patients with sleep apnea syndrome with fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopy, and oropharyngeal pressure and apnea index values. MATERIALS AND METHODS: After sleep induction, 24 patients with sleep apnea syndrome and nine patients with non-sleep-apnea snoring underwent MR imaging and fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopy combined with subsequent measurement of oropharyngeal pressure. Patients were previously classified with apnea index values obtained at polysomnography. MR imaging and fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopic findings of severity and location of oropharyngeal abnormalities were compared. Oropharyngeal pressure and apnea index values were also compared with MR findings. RESULTS: A statistically significant correlation was observed between MR and fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopic findings (r = .931; P < .0001). The degree of decompression in oropharyngeal pressure and apnea index values in the multiple-site abnormality group were statistically signif...
Y Suto - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Sleep apnea syndrome: comparison of MR imaging of the oropharynx with physiologic indexes.
Radiology, 1996Co-Authors: Y Suto, Eiken Matsuda, Takeo Suzuki, Yuichi Inoue, Y. OhtaAbstract:PURPOSE: To compare magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the oropharynx in patients with sleep apnea syndrome with fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopy, and oropharyngeal pressure and apnea index values. MATERIALS AND METHODS: After sleep induction, 24 patients with sleep apnea syndrome and nine patients with non-sleep-apnea snoring underwent MR imaging and fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopy combined with subsequent measurement of oropharyngeal pressure. Patients were previously classified with apnea index values obtained at polysomnography. MR imaging and fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopic findings of severity and location of oropharyngeal abnormalities were compared. Oropharyngeal pressure and apnea index values were also compared with MR findings. RESULTS: A statistically significant correlation was observed between MR and fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopic findings (r = .931; P < .0001). The degree of decompression in oropharyngeal pressure and apnea index values in the multiple-site abnormality group were statistically signif...
Claudia Yun - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A Treatment Protocol for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency and the Outcome.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2016Co-Authors: Kazuaki Yamaguchi, Daniel Lonic, Che-hsiung Lee, Shu-hui Wang, Claudia YunAbstract:Background:A simple algorithm is applied to treat velopharyngeal insufficiency. The purpose of this study was to assess its success rate and complications.Methods:The diagnosis includes speech perceptual assessment and nasopharyngoscopy, focusing on velopharyngeal closure ratio. The treatment is com
Luke Rudmik - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The cost of being clean: A cost analysis of Nasopharyngoscope reprocessing techniques.
The Laryngoscope, 2017Co-Authors: Leigh J. Sowerby, Luke RudmikAbstract:Objective Nasopharyngoscopes are an essential instrument to otolaryngologists; reprocessing them in a high-value manner is paramount. Although several different techniques for reprocessing exist, all methods yield similar effectiveness. Given equivalent effectiveness outcomes, a cost analysis of four Nasopharyngoscope reprocessing techniques was performed. Study Design Cost-minimization analysis. Methods Four techniques were evaluated: 1) an automated reprocessor using peracetic acid (Steris System 1; Steris Canada Inc., Mississauga, Canada), 2) an automated reprocessor using ortho-phthalaldehyde (OPA) (Cidex OPA; Advanced Sterilization Products, Johnson and Johnson Inc., Markham, Canada), 3) a manually performed accelerated hydrogen peroxide bath (Revital-Ox; Steris Canada Inc.), and 4) a chlorine dioxide wipe (Tristel Trio Wipes System; Tristel plc, Cambridgeshire, U.K.). The costing perspective was a third-party payer that was adjusted to 2014 Canadian dollars. The base-case scenario used an annual volume of 4,153 reprocessing events in a tertiary care setting, and a scenario analysis assessed the impact of volume and capital expense. Results The cost per reprocessing event for the Steris (Steris Canada Inc.) automated endoscope reprocessing, Cidex OPA (Advanced Sterilization Products), Revital-Ox (Steris Canada Inc.), and Tristel Trio Wipes (Tristel plc) were $20.58, $14.20, $9.57, and $13.14, respectively. Scenario analysis demonstrated the Tristel Trio Wipes System (Tristel plc) was the least expensive method in practices with low reprocessing volumes (a threshold of less than 6 events per day, or 22 per week), whereas the Revital-Ox (Steris Canada Inc.) system was least expensive at higher volumes and became substantially more so as volumes increased. Conclusion A manual accelerated hydrogen peroxide bath offers the least costly approach to Nasopharyngoscope reprocessing. The convenience and portability of the Tristel Trio (Tristel plc) system may be a good alternative for low reprocessing volumes, or when rapid turnaround is necessary. Level of Evidence NA. Laryngoscope, 2017
