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. 2012 Mar 28;7(3):e34332. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034332

Table 2. Outcomes by procedure. Mean percentage of patients ± standard deviation (number of studies, number of patients).

Fat Injection Furlow or IVP PF Honig SP or Hynes All
Normal resonance 11±24 (2, 9) 18±19 (2, 33) 62±79 (11, 175) 48±100 (3, 86) 44±108 (8, 68) 50±98 (26, 371)
Normal nasal emissions 33±141 (2, 9) 36±0 (1, 14) 50±124 (5, 118) 51±37 (3, 43) 47±35 (5, 38) 48±79 (16, 222)
Understandable 67±71 (2, 9) - (0, 0) 89±102 (2, 27) 88±73 (2, 50) 25±50 (2, 4) 83±77 (8, 90)
Hyponasal 0±0 (1, 3) 7±0 (1, 14) 4±35 (8, 143) 2±19 (2, 42) 6±30 (9, 100) 5±29 (21, 302)
OSA 0±0 (2, 9) 0±0 (4, 45) 1±6 (11, 181) 0±0 (2, 69) 2±8 (9, 108) 1±6 (28, 412)
Needing further surgery 33±0 (2, 9) 50±154 (6, 54) 7±66 (10, 142) 15±31 (3, 86) 13±34 (9, 94) 17±92 (30, 385)

IVP: intravelar veloplasty; PF: pharyngeal flap; SP: sphincter pharyngoplasty.