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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2184-6499</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Portuguesa Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Port ORL]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2184-6499</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedade Portuguesa de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2184-64992025000200117</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.34631/sporl.2182</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Terapia posicional na SAHOS com o dispositivo NightBalance® - Estudo prospetivo]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Positional therapy for obstructive sleep apnea with NightBalance® - Prospective study]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Santos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cláudia]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pedro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ricardo São]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Teixeira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Henrique]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[André]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carla]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Antunes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luís]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Garcia de Orta  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Almada ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>63</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>117</fpage>
<lpage>127</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2184-64992025000200117&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2184-64992025000200117&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2184-64992025000200117&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo  Objetivo:  Verificar se ocorre melhoria na gravidade da síndrome de apneia e hipopneia obstrutiva do sono posicional (SAHOS-P) após terapia posicional (TP) com a utilização do dispositivo NightBalance®.  Materiais e métodos:  Foram selecionados os doentes que realizaram polissonografia tipo 3 no Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia do Hospital Garcia de Orta, com diagnóstico final de SAHOS-P, segundo os critérios de Cartwright, no período de janeiro de 2022 a outubro de 2023. Neste estudo apenas foram incluídos doentes com idade superior a 18 anos, com adesão ao tratamento com NightBalance® durante um período de pelo menos 60 dias. Foram excluídos os doentes que não cumpriram o período de estudo ou que aderiram a outras modalidades terapêuticas para a SAHOS.  Resultados: Dos 11 doentes que concluíram o estudo, obtivemos em média, uma redução do índice de apneia e hipopneia (IAH) de 16.76/h para 9.27/h, p&lt;0.05. 64% dos doentes foram bons respondedores à TP com redução do IAH, em média, de 15,11/h para 5,07/h, sendo que 57% destes ficaram com um IAH&lt;5/h. Na população respondedora obtivemos melhoria do IAH, do índice de dessaturação de oxigénio (IDO) e da permanência em posição não supina, p&lt;0.05.  Conclusões: A terapia posicional com NightBalance® apresenta-se como uma boa opção terapêutica, a ser considerada nos doentes com SAHOS-P de grau ligeiro e moderado, permitindo a permanência em posição não supina com redução do IAH e melhoria do IDO.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Objective:  To verify whether there is an improvement in the severity of positional obstructive sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome (POSA) after positional therapy (PT) with NightBalance® device.  Materials and methods:  Patients diagnosed with POSA, according to the Cartwright criteria, between January 2022 and October 2023, by type 3 polysomnography performed in the ENT department of Hospital Garcia de Orta were included. The inclusion criteria were age over 18 years, adherence to treatment with NightBalance® for at least 60 days. Patients who did not complete the study period or who preferred other therapeutic modalities for OSA were excluded.  Results:  11 patients completed the study. We obtained, on average, a reduction in AHI from 16.76/h to 9.27/h, p&lt;0.05. 64% of patients were good responders to PT with a reduction in AHI, on average, from 15.11/h to 5.07/h, 57% of them having an AHI&lt;5/h. In the responding population, we obtained an improvement in AHI, ODI and remaining in a non-supine position, p&lt;0.05.  Conclusions:  Positional therapy with NightBalance® is a good therapeutic option to be considered in patients with mild and moderate POSA, allowing the patient to remain in a non-supine position, with a reduction in the AHI and an improvement in the ODI.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Apneia do sono]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[apneia do sono posicional]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[terapia posicional]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[NightBalance®]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Sleep apnea]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[positional sleep apnea]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[positional therapy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[NightBalance®]]></kwd>
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