Criteria for oral appliance and/or supine avoidance therapy selection based on outcome optimization and cost-effectiveness.
Daniel J LevendowskiRichard OlmsteadEdward SallPhilip R WestbrookBretton BeineDominic MunafoPublished in: Journal of medical economics (2021)
Based on pre-treatment non-supine AHI values, SAT would provide a superior first-line treatment outcome as compared to OAT in 21% of patients diagnosed with OSA. SAT would also provide a cost-effective adjuvant to OAT in an additional 15% of cases. The benefit of SAT could not be determined in one-fifth of the cohort who slept exclusively supine.