The Change of Lung Volume after Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients.
- Author:
Ki Seok KANG
1
;
Baik Am CHANG
;
Seung Hoon BAIK
;
Eun Seok KIM
;
Jung Han KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, Seoul Adventist Hospital, Seoul, Korea. petrous70@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Sleep apnea syndrome;
Pulmonary function tests;
Vital capacity;
Inspiratory capacity
- MeSH:
Humans;
Inspiratory Capacity;
Lung*;
Residual Volume;
Respiratory Function Tests;
Seoul;
Sleep Apnea Syndromes;
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive*;
Spirometry;
Vital Capacity
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2002;45(1):51-55
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The objective of this research was to study the change of lung volume after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients. MATERIALS AND METHOD: Eight OSA patients were participated in this study. These patients were treated with UPPP at Seoul adventist hospital. Vital capacity (VC), inspiratory capacity (IC), expiratory residual volume (ERV) and FEV1, FEV1/FVC, FEV25-75% were determined by standard spirometry at the preoperative, at 3 postoperative days and 1 postoperative month. RESULTS: Vital capacity (VC) was significantly larger at 3 post-operative days (3.58+/-0.87 L, mean+/-SD) than those at pre-operative (3.12+/-0.69 L, mean+/-SD) in the patient with OSA (p=0.047). FEV 1 (L) was larger at 3 post-operative days (2.91+/-0.76 L, mean+/-vSD) than those at pre-operative (2.68+/-0.85 L, mean+/-vSD), but was not significantly correlated statically (p=0.249). CONCLUSION: We found significant correlation between preopeative and postoperative VC, IC.
