Evaluation of body position in upper airway stimulation for obstructive sleep apnea-is continuous voltage sufficient enough?

Armin SteffenJulia T HartmannInke R KönigMadeline J L RaveslootBenedikt HofauerClemens Heiser

Published in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2018)

The OSA reduction is strong for the total AHI and supine AHI. Nonetheless, here, there is no cutoff for defining POSA as critical for UAS therapy response. Therefore, there is no evidence for excluding POSA patients from UAS in general. Future technology improvement should take body position and adaptive voltage into account.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
positive airway pressure
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
current status
patient reported outcomes
mesenchymal stem cells
patient reported