## Abstract ## Objective: To investigate the effect of multilevel upper airway surgery (USA) on subsequent continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). ## Study Design: Fifty‐two patients who underwent multilevel UAS with
Central sleep apnea and partial obstruction of the upper airway
✍ Scribed by Dr. Christian Guilleminault; Maria Antonia Quera-Salvá; German Nino-Murcia; Markku Partinen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 469 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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