Research shows PITA technique very effective in treating OSA

In several recent studies, researchers found that the PITA technique was effective in removing the airway obstruction in 99% of sleep apnea patients who had the procedure.

Not only was PITA effective in treating OSA, but it also provided patients with considerably less postoperative pain and a faster return to normal activity.

All of these studies regularly observed that, in children who underwent the PITA technique:

  • postoperative pain was cut in half;
  • return to normal diet times were cut in half;
  • narcotic usage (pain medicine) was lower; and
  • postoperative bleeding and dehydration complications requiring hospital readmission were reduced.
"This is a technique that is truly going to revolutionize one of the most common operations we do," said Peter Koltai, MD, an ENT (ear, nose and throat) specialist at a children's clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.

Articles about the PITA technique
To read what some others have written about the effectiveness of the PITA approach, click on the links below.

Partial Tonsillectomy Found to Be Safer, Effective, and Less Painful Alternative to Total Tonsillectomy

AAO-HNSF: Partial Tonsillectomy For Sleep Disordered Breathing Promises Less Pain

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What The Professionals Are Saying About PITA

"PITA reduces ear pain in tonsillectomy patients" - Cunningham.
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"PITA reduces post-op bleeding 76% and reduces dehydration 91% in adult tonsillectomies" - Gaslin.
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"PITA reduces post-op bleeding complication by over 60%" - Reilly.
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"PITA reduces post-op bleeding and dehydration complications" - Koltai.
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"This is a technique that is truly going to revolutionize one of the most common operations we do," states Peter Koltai, MD, a physician at a children's clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.

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