Post-operative Complication Rate Comparison Between Airway Surgery and Upper Airway Stimulation Using NSQIP and ADHERE.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Postoperative complication rates were compared between obstructive sleep apnea surgery (OSAS) and hypoglossal nerve upper airway stimulation (UAS).

Study design

Cohort.

Setting

Multi-institutional international databases.

Methods

OSAS data were collected from the NSQIP database (2014; American College of Surgeons National Surgery Quality Improvement Program). UAS data were obtained from the ADHERE registry (Adherence and Outcome of Upper Airway Stimulation for OSA International Registry; 2016-December 2019). ADHERE comorbidities and complications were categorized to match NSQIP definitions. A chi-square test was used for proportion P values.

Results

There were 1623 UAS procedures in ADHERE and 310 in NSQIP. The UAS group was older than t

SUBMITTER: Van Daele DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8512284 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature