Meta analysis of nasal surgery alone for obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome.
- Author:
Xi CHEN
;
Jinrang LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
China;
Humans;
Nasal Surgical Procedures;
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive;
surgery
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2015;29(6):499-504
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of nasal surgery alone for OSAHS using Meta-analysis.
METHOD:The published articles were searched from PubMed, Chinese Biomedical Literature CD-ROM databases, China Academic Journals Full-text database. The quality of the searched original studies were assessed and the outcomes with the requirements were analyzed.
RESULT:Nineteen articles and 621 cases were finally included, including 15 English literatures and 4 Chinese literatures. The results of Meta analysis showed that: (1)The weighted mean between pre-and postoperative AHI was no significantly difference [weighted mean difference (WMD) = 0. 11, 95% CI (-0. 02,0. 23), P>0. 05]. (2) The nasal surgery alone significantly reduced theEpworth sleepiness scale scores in thirteen studies [WMD=0. 94,95% CI (0. 62,1. 26), P<. 01].
CONCLUSION:The meta-analyses show that nasal surgery alone can effectively improve the subjective clinical symptoms of patients with OSAHS. However, nasal surgery alone has a limited efficacy in treating OSAHS.
