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ArticleORL; journal for oto-rhino-laryngology and its related specialties2025

Impact of Ambient Air Pollution on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Surgery: A Longitudinal Study.

Chung-Wei Lin, Yu-Han Wang, Pei-Wen Lin, Li-Wen Chiu, Chun-Tuan Chang, Michael Friedman, Anna M Salapatas, Hsin-Ching Lin

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Article in ORL; journal for oto-rhino-laryngology and its related specialties, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Chung-Wei LinDepartment of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Yu-Han WangDepartment of Medical Education, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Pei-Wen LinDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Li-Wen ChiuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chun-Tuan ChangDepartment of Business Management, Institute of Healthcare Management, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Michael FriedmanDivision of Sleep Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Anna M SalapatasDepartment of Otolaryngology, Advanced Center for Specialty Care, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Hsin-Ching LinDepartment of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, enthclin@aol.com.

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introductionObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a worldwide health concern having been proved to be associated with air pollution. However, it remains unclear whether air pollution could also compromise the effect of OSA treatment, especially OSA surgery. This study investigated the impact of mid- to long-term ambient air pollution exposure on postsurgical outcomes of OSA patients.

methodsA total of 382 OSA patients who had failed conservative treatment first and received OSA surgery afterward were enrolled; the patients were then categorized into the severely (192 patients; 50.3%) and mildly (190 patients; 49.7%) air-polluted group based on the calculated average exposure of air particles according to the report of Taiwan Ministry of Environment. The relationships among the airborne particles and sleep indices changes were analyzed for determining the impact of air pollution on OSA surgery.

resultsAfter a mid- to long-term exposure following OSA surgery, the results of the follow-up polysomnography showed that ΔAHI, ΔLSAT, and Δarousal index were significantly different between the two air-polluted groups. Pearson's correlations revealed that the above sleep indices were significantly yet weakly associated with air quality index (AQI), SO

conclusionDespite the effectiveness of OSA surgery, mid- to long-term exposure to ambient air pollution postoperatively may still have statistically significant association on OSA patients' postsurgical outcomes, and thus could not be overlooked.

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Air PollutionSleep Apnea, ObstructiveAdultAgedFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPolysomnographyTaiwanTreatment OutcomeAir pollutionObstructive sleep apneaObstructive sleep apnea surgerySnoring

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