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オガワ タクミ
Ogawa Takumi
小川 匠 所属 鶴見大学 歯学部 歯学科 クラウンブリッジ補綴学 鶴見大学 歯学部 歯学科 歯科医学教育学 職種 教授 |
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| 論文種別 | 【査読あり】 研究論文（学術雑誌） |
| 言語種別 | 英語 |
| 査読の有無 | 査読あり |
| 表題 | Soft palate length and upper airway relationship in OSA and non-OSA subjects |
| 掲載誌名 | 正式名：SLEEP AND BREATHING ISSNコード：15209512 |
| 出版社 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
| 巻・号・頁 | 14(4),pp.353-358 |
| 著者・共著者 | Yuko Shigeta,Takumi Ogawa,Ikawa Tomoko,Glenn T. Clark,Reyes Enciso |
| 発行年月 | 2010/12 |
| 概要 | Background The narrowest area of the airway between the posterior nasal opening and the epiglottis is usually located in the retro palatal area. Many consider this the most likely site of airway obstruction during an obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) event. The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in soft palate and airway length between OSA and non-OSA patients.Methods In this study, we analyzed the ratio of the soft palate and the upper airway length in 45 consecutive patients. Twenty-five had an Apnea-Hypoapnea Index of more than five events per hour and were classified in the OSA group (male, 19; female, 6). These patients were compared with 20 normal controls (male, 12; female, 8). Controls who complained of snoring did have sleep studies (n=5). The other fifteen controls were clinically asymptomatic and did not have sleep studies. Medical computed tomography scans were taken to determine the length of the upper airway and the soft palate length measured in the midsagittal image.Results Soft palate length was significantly larger in OSA patients compared to controls (p=0.009), and in men compared to women (p=0.002). However, there were no differences in airway le |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11325-009-0318-7 |
| PMID | 19997779 |