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Table 3 Polysomnography results before and after lingual tonsillectomy and epiglottopexy

From: Pediatric sleep outcomes after endoscopy-directed simultaneous lingual tonsillectomy and epiglottopexy

ID#

Preop oAHI

Preop O2 Nadir (%)

Preop OSA diagnosis

Mechanism of removal

Postop oAHI

Postop O2 Nadir

Postop OSA diagnosis

oAHI reduction (%)

1

10.9

89

Severe

Coblator

1.2

93

Mild

− 89.0

2

27.9

76

Severe

Coblator

26.2

73

Severe

− 6.1

3

9.3

94

Moderate

Coblator

0.7

95

None

− 92.5

4

79.7

71

Severe

Coblator

24.0

91

Severe

− 69.9

5

24.1

83

Severe

Coblator

18.0

76

Severe

− 25.3

6

8.0

86

Moderate

Microdebrider

1.3

84

Mild

− 83.8

7

10.2

79

Severe

Microdebrider

2.0

87

Mild

− 80.4

8

6.6

88

Moderate

Coblator

1.3

91

Mild

− 80.3

9

20.2

87

Severe

Coblator

8.4

84

Moderate

− 58.4

10

1.6

90

Mild

Coblator

2.0

87

Mild

+ 25.0

11

11.7

68

Severe

Coblator

1.1

95

Mild

− 91.6

12

11.0

90

Severe

Coblator

5.1

84

Moderate

− 53.6

13

14.2

80

Severe

Coblator

5.9

88

Moderate

− 58.5

  1. oAHI Obstructive Apnea–Hypopnea Index, OSA Obstructive Sleep Apnea