Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine [The]. 2017; 67 (2): 564-570
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-188441
ABSTRACT
Background:
Obstructive Sleep Apnea [OS A] is caused by a partial or complete obstruction of the upper airway. OSA is a very inconvenient and relatively common disorder with daytime and nocturnal symptoms. The intervention and management of OSR is dependent on the patients' case severity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role and the optimal choice of Tonsillectomy for treatment of OSR.Methods:
a systematic search in the scientific database [Medline, EMBASE, Google Scholer and Ovid] from 1980 to 2016 was conducted for all relevant retrospective studies including; randomized controlled trials, cohort studies and case-control studies were analyzed and included based on the preset inclusion and exclusion criteria
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Tonsillectomy
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Review Literature as Topic
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Retrospective Studies
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Databases as Topic
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Airway Obstruction
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Egypt. J. Hosp. Med.
Year:
2017
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