Surgery for sleep-disordered breathing
By: Hórmann, Karl, Thomas Verse.
Contributors: Verse, Thomas.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
Subjects: Sleep apnea syndromes -- Surgery; Snoring -- Surgery
Description: In recent years, the spectrum of therapy for sleep-related breathing disorders has been immensely enriched by numerous innovative surgical procedures and techniques. Deciding which therapy is most appropriate for which patient is often a difficult matter, especially in light of the non-surgical alternatives. This book analyses the efficiency of the recognised surgical procedures; it is rooted in evidence-based medicine. Indications, techniques, complications, and specific follow-up treatments in the realm of sleep medicine have been compiled in the form of a primer. The authors are directors of one of the largest otolaryngological sleep laboratories in the world and perform approximately 1,500 surgical sleep medicine procedures per year.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]-158) and index.