Table 3. Within-group comparison of the treatment outcomes.a.
| TORS group (n = 16) | Coblation group (n = 17) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preoperative | Postoperative | p value | Preoperative | Postoperative | p value | |
| AHI | 50.5 ± 19.6 | 25.5 ± 19.5 | .002* | 44.8 ± 28.8 | 25.5 ± 23.3 | .005* |
| AI | 33.3 ± 19.2 | 16.5 ± 17.5 | .014* | 31.4 ± 26.9 | 12.7 ± 22.0 | .004* |
| ESS | 11.1 ± 4.7 | 7.6 ± 3.6 | <.001* | 10.9 ± 5.2 | 8.1 ± 5.5 | .017* |
| Min-SpO2 | 73.8 ± 6.8 | 83.8 ± 5.6 | <.001* | 74.0 ± 10.0 | 80.7 ± 12.6 | .045* |
| CT90 | 15.1 ± 14.5 | 5.7 ± 7.6 | .005* | 13.2 ± 15.2 | 8.2 ± 18.3 | .183 |
Notes.
- AHI
- Apnea-Hypopnea index
- AI
- Apnea index
- ESS
- Epworth Sleepiness scale
- Min-SpO2
- minimum oxygen saturation
- CT90
- cumulative time percentage with SpO2 <90%
a
All values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.
*
p < .05 is considered statistically significant.