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Table 1 Comparison of outpatient and inpatient UPPP

From: The incidence of early post-operative complications following uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: identification of predictive risk factors

 

Outpatient (n=97)

Inpatient (n=248)

p

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Age

33.2

7.6

36.8

9.5

0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

29.1

4.4

30.1

9.5

0.07

AHI

23.6

15.8

35.32

25.6

0.001

Co-morbidities (%)

45.4

 

50.4

 

0.4

Complications

     

 Total (%)

21.6

-

33.9

-

0.027

 Respiratory (%)

5.2

-

15.7

-

0.008

 Hemorrhage (%)

8.2

-

13.3

-

0.163

 Hypertension (%)

3.2

-

5.1

-

0.48

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Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

ISSN: 1916-0216

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