caa a22 4500 606182659 CHVBK 20210128100817.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00405-014-3220-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00405-014-3220-2 The relationship between AHI, Epworth scores and sleep endoscopy in patients with OSAS [Elektronische Daten] [Ayfer Belgü, Barış Erdoğan, Turhan San, Emre Gürkan] This prospective study aimed to evaluate the relationship between sleep endoscopy findings, the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) or the Epworth sleepiness scale in patients and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Patients with symptoms of OSAS were searched, and their polysomnography findings, Epworth sleepiness scales and sleep endoscopy findings were recorded. Those who were diagnosed with mild, moderate or heavy OSAS were included in the study. Patients included in the study were observed under sedative-induced sleep in the operation room using flexible nasopharyngoscopy. The obstruction levels and degrees were recorded and compared with other variables. Of the 88 patients included in the study, 67 (76.1%) were male, and 21 (23.9%) were female. The mean age (±standard deviation) of all 88 patients was 43.77±10.07years (range 21-65years). Sleep endoscopy findings were classified as uvulopalatal, lateral pharyngeal, tongue base and laryngeal collapses. The Epworth sleepiness scale showed no significant correlation with the sleep endoscopy findings. No significant relationship was found between the AHI and collapses in the uvulopalatal, lateral and laryngeal zones (p>0.05). However, tongue base collapse was correlated with AHI (p<0.05). AHI increased with the degree of collapse in the tongue base. No meaningful relationship was noted among the Epworth sleepiness scale, AHI, and number of involved zones (p>0.05). The degree of collapse in the related zones was not meaningfully associated with AHI, which is accepted as the indicator of disease severity. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 Obstructive sleep apnea nationallicence Apnea-hypopnea index nationallicence Sleep endoscopy nationallicence Epworth sleepiness scale nationallicence Belgü Ayfer Otolaryngology Department, Van Research and Education Hospital, Van, Turkey aut Erdoğan Barış Otolaryngology Department, Afyonkarahisar State Hospital, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey aut San Turhan Otolaryngology Department, Medeniyet University Göztepe Research and Education Hospital, Barbaros mh. Uphill court sitesi B-5 Blok D: 79, 34746, Ataşehir, Istanbul, Turkey aut Gürkan Emre Otolaryngology Department, Haydarpaşa Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey aut European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/1(2015-01-01), 241-245 0937-4477 272:1<241 2015 272 405 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-3220-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-3220-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Belgü Ayfer Otolaryngology Department, Van Research and Education Hospital, Van, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Erdoğan Barış Otolaryngology Department, Afyonkarahisar State Hospital, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- San Turhan Otolaryngology Department, Medeniyet University Göztepe Research and Education Hospital, Barbaros mh. Uphill court sitesi B-5 Blok D: 79, 34746, Ataşehir, Istanbul, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gürkan Emre Otolaryngology Department, Haydarpaşa Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/1(2015-01-01), 241-245 0937-4477 272:1<241 2015 272 405