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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Upper airway multilevel radiofrequency under local anesthesia can improve CPAP adherence for severe OSA patients.

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2022 Oct 20


Am J Otolaryngol


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36283162?dopt=Abstract


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Upper airway multilevel radiofrequency under local anesthesia can improve CPAP adherence for severe OSA patients.

Authors

Upper airway multilevel radiofrequency under local anesthesia can improve CPAP adherence for severe OSA patients.
Emara TA, Ibrahim HA, Elmalt AE, Dahy KG, Rashwan MS
Am J Otolaryngol. 2022 Oct 20; 44(1):103671.
PMID: 36283162.

Abstract

To evaluate the effect of upper airway radiofrequency (RF) tissue reduction under local anesthesia (LA) in severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in order to improve their compliance and adherence.
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