Abstract:Objective To discuss the necessity and standardization of perioperative management for severe obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) in patients treated with modified uvulopalatopharyngoplasty(MUPPP).Methods274 patients with severe OSAHS were divided into two groups. The patients of group B (n=220) received perioperative management while those of group A(n=54) didn’t. In group B, all the cases received preoperative treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for 5 to 7 days, intraoperative application of anesthetics with weak respiratory depression, and postoperative monitoring in intensive care unit (ICU) for 1 to 2 days and postoperative analgesia with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs. The indexes including primary hemorrhage rate, secondary hemorrhage rate, reintubation rate, tracheotomy rate and the duration of hospitalization after surgery in both groups were collected and compared.ResultsThe rates of serious complication were 20.4% and 7.3% in group A and B respectively. Between the two groups, the differences of primary hemorrhage rate (9.3% vs 2.7%), the reintubation rate (13.0% vs 0.0%), the tracheotomy rate (5.6% vs 0.45%), and the duration of hospitalization after surgery (10.6±2.9 days vs 7.7±0.9 days) were statistically significant (P<0.05), while that of the secondary hemorrhage rate (5.6% vs 4.5%) was insignificant (P>0.05).ConclusionsAppropriate perioperative management can decrease the incidence of serious complication after MUPPP in severe OSAHS patients and promote recovery of the patients.