Radiofrequency tissue reduction of the palate in patients with moderate sleep-disordered breathing.
Brown D, Kerr P, Kryger M. Radiofrequency tissue reduction of the palate in patients with moderate sleep-disordered breathing. Journal Of Otolaryngology 2001, 30: 193-8. PMID: 11771028, DOI: 10.2310/7070.2001.19696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCatheter AblationHumansMaleMiddle AgedPalate, SoftPolysomnographyProspective StudiesSleep Apnea, ObstructiveTreatment OutcomeConceptsModerate sleep-disordered breathingSleep-disordered breathingApnea-hypopnea indexMild sleep-disordered breathingRadiofrequency tissue ablationRadiofrequency tissue reductionSt. Boniface HospitalClinically significant differencesResponse to treatmentEpworth Sleepiness ScalePost-treatment groupSoft palate tissueApnea-HypopneaArousal indexClinical efficacyEffects of treatmentPalatal tissueSoft palateFollow-upTissue reductionDaytime sleepinessRadiofrequency energySleepiness ScalePatientsSleep parameters