09 September 2021>: Clinical Research
Efficacy of Low-Temperature Plasma-Assisted Unilateral/Bilateral Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome
Yi Qiao ABCDEFG , Jie Chen BCDFG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.930792
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e930792
Table 4 Patients’ quality of life by OSA-18 scale before and at 6 months after surgery.
LTPABT, n=81 | LTPAUT, n=75 | Control, n=88 | P value# | ||
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Sleep disorders | Before | 20.20±2.83 | 20.16±2.66 | 20.16±2.70 | 0.996 |
6 months | 10.64±2.55,* | 12.17±1.93* | 12.00±1.81* | ||
Body syndrome | Before | 19.48±3.03 | 19.32±2.78 | 20.31±3.12 | 0.077 |
6 months | 10.64±2.80,* | 12.14±2.41* | 11.95±2.05* | ||
Emotion | Before | 11.11±1.73 | 11.60±1.95 | 11.50±1.81 | 0.209 |
6 months | 10.28±1.62* | 10.75±1.83* | 10.63±1.68* | 0.201 | |
Daytime function | Before | 11.75±2.03 | 11.52±2.14 | 11.28±1.86 | 0.316 |
6 months | 10.86±1.88* | 10.66±1.99* | 10.43±1.72* | 0.331 | |
Effects on guardian | Before | 13.04±2.14 | 12.99±2.31 | 12.99±2.56 | 0.988 |
6 months | 9.66±1.84* | 9.65±1.88* | 9.61±2.05* | 0.985 | |
Total | Before | 75.60±6.02 | 75.61±5.03 | 76.26±5.28 | 0.670 |
6 months | 52.09±6.33,* | 55.37±5.16* | 54.64±5.13* | 0.001 | |
a P b P c P # P value by comparison among 3 groups using ANOVA. * P |