Comparing Upper Airway Stimulation to Transoral Robotic Base of Tongue Resection for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-2019
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) and upper airway stimulation (UAS) are modalities for treating tongue base obstruction contributing to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We aim to compare patients with OSA undergoing TORS to those undergoing UAS.
METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed patients treated with TORS and UAS using the senior authors' surgical database. We evaluated demographic, preoperative polysomnography (PSG), postoperative PSG, complication, hospital length of stay, and hospital readmission data to compare the two cohorts.
RESULTS: Seventy-six patients underwent UAS. This included 50 men and 26 women. The mean age and body mass index were 61.92 and 29.38. The mean pre- versus postoperative apnea hypopnea index (AHI) and O
CONCLUSIONS: UAS is successful in treating OSA showing improved outcomes, length of stay, and readmission compared to TORS.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3 Laryngoscope, 129:1010-1013, 2019.
Volume
129
Issue
4
First Page
1010
Last Page
1013
ISSN
1531-4995
Published In/Presented At
Huntley, C., Topf, M. C., Christopher, V., Doghramji, K., Curry, J., & Boon, M. (2019). Comparing Upper Airway Stimulation to Transoral Robotic Base of Tongue Resection for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The Laryngoscope, 129(4), 1010–1013. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.27484
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
30208214
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article