Comparison of postoperative pain scores and dysphagia between anterior palatoplasty and uvulopalatal flap surgeries
ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA, cilt.138, sa.12, ss.1092-1098, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 138 Sayı: 12
- Basım Tarihi: 2018
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00016489.2018.1511058
- Dergi Adı: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1092-1098
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: Dysphagia and pain are most common problems after soft palate surgery in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the postoperative pain scores and presence of dysphagia in patients who underwent anterior palatoplasty (AP) or uvulopalatal flap (UPF) surgeries. Materials and methods: In this prospective study, AP or UPF was performed on the patients with mild or moderate OSA. Daytime sleepiness of all patients was evaluated with Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS). Snoring, pain and dysphagia complaint of the patients was evaluated with visual analog scale (VAS). Results: In both AP and UPF groups, VAS snoring and ESS scores decreased significantly after operation. VAS pain and dysphagia scores were determined to be significantly higher in UPF compared with the AP.