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Journal archive · Septum, valve and airway · 2008

ERJ Eur Respir J · 2008

Randomised trial of nasal surgery for fixed nasal obstruction in obstructive sleep apnoea

Koutsourelakis I, Georgoulopoulos G, Perraki E, Vagiakis E, Roussos C, Zakynthinos SG.

In the archive as a landmark paper: the core sweep runs 2011–2026, and this one is here because the history of rhinoplasty rests on it · cited on septoplasty.

From the abstract

“Although nasal surgery has limited efficacy in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) treatment, some patients experience improvement. The present study tested the hypothesis that post-surgery improvement is associated with increased nasal breathing epochs. A total of 49 OSA patients (mean apnoea/hypopnoea index (AHI)…”

Excerpt; the full abstract is on PubMed.

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PubMed
Journal
Eur Respir J
Year
2008
Authors
6
Type
Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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