Evaluation and management of obstructive sleep apnea: an issue of oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics

An important review on obstructive sleep apnea for the oral and maxillofacialsurgeon! Topics include epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical features of obstructive sleep apnea; systematic evaluation of the OSA patient; upper airway imaging in the evaluation and surgical management of OSA; management of OSA by continuous positive airway pressure; oral appliances in the treatment of OSA; algorithms for surgical management of obstructive sleep apnea; surgery ofthe palate, tonsils and tongue; treatment of OSA by distraction osteogenesis;surgical management of OSA in the pediatric patient; anesthetic and postoperative management of the OSA patient, and much more!

• ISBN: 978-1-4377-1251-3
• Editorial: Saunders
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Fecha Publicación: 11/01/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés