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The use of barbed sutures in Spain has only been published by the group of Dr. Peset University Hospital, and although a survey was launched to know the experience of other centers, it failed due to low participation.
A statistical analysis comparing the ENT department of the Ospedale Morgagni-Pierantoni from Forlí with the ENT department of Dr. Peset University Hospital was performed. The final sample size was 138 patients (70 from Forlí and 68 from Valencia). In both series, there was a significant improvement of the OSA patients with significant reductions in the respiratory events not related to a BMI reduction. When both series were compared, the patients from Valencia had better outcomes in general. Nevertheless, the people from Valencia were younger and had a higher tonsil grade. Performing a higher number of loops in the LPW and soft palate may be responsible for the better outcomes in the Valencia’s postoperative barbed pharyngoplasty OSA patients. Nevertheless, all the limitations mentioned before may explain these seemingly superior results and the differences presented may be biased and not reflect differences in the surgical technique, therefore this hypothesis must be confirmed in future prospective studies.
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Carrasco-Llatas, M. et al. (2022). Barbed Pharyngoplasties Experience in Spain. In: Vicini, C., Salamanca, F., Iannella, G. (eds) Barbed Pharyngoplasty and Sleep Disordered Breathing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96169-5_39
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