Does uvulopalatopharyngoplasty inhibit automobile accidents

作者: Per-Olle Haraldsson , Christer Carenfelt , Michael Lysdahl , Claes Tingvall

DOI: 10.1288/00005537-199506000-00019

关键词: Nasal surgeryUvulopalatopharyngoplastyOccupational safety and healthHeavy snoringInjury controlInjury preventionObstructive sleep apneaPoison controlAnesthesiaSurgeryMedicine

摘要: Patients with rhonchopathy, which includes obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), who report sleepy spells at the wheel do poorly on simulated monotonous driving tests and have a twofold to threefold increase in traffic accidents. To assess whether drivers rhonchopathy (heavy snoring, disturbances, daytime sleepiness) cause fewer automobile accidents after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP), car accident rate for first 5 years surgery was compared of immediately before operation. Data were collected by means self-report questionnaire. Fifty-six patients 142 controls without had been subjected nasal surgery. The response rates 96% 94%, respectively. reported habitual sleepiness while disappeared 87% (P Language: en

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