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ArticleLaryngoscope investigative otolaryngology2022

Comparison of readmission and complication rates between traditional sleep surgery and hypoglossal nerve stimulation.

Ryan Nord, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Jonathan P DeShazo, Evan R Reiter

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Article in Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Bilateral hypoglossal nerve stimulation for obstructive sleep apnea: a nonrandomized clinical trial.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ryan NordDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond Virginia USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6415-8948
Thomas FitzpatrickDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond Virginia USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4906-1739
Jonathan P DeShazoDepartment of Health Administration Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond Virginia USA.
Evan R ReiterDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond Virginia USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9330-637X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to compare readmission and complication rates between hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HNS) and traditional sleep surgery (TSS) in the 90-day postoperative period using a federated electronic health record (EHR) database. Methods: We queried TriNetX, a global federated health research network providing access to EHR data from approximately 70 million patients in 49 large health care organizations to identify individuals who underwent either HNS or TSS for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) from April 2014 to March 2021. Propensity scores based on demographics and obesity were used to balance groups. We compared the frequency of readmission/representation and surgical-related complication rates between cohorts. Results: After propensity score matching of HNS versus palatal surgery ( Conclusions: Hypoglossal nerve stimulation has lower risk of readmission and postoperative complications than traditional sleep surgery as demonstrated in a large research network database analysis.

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drug‐induced sleep endoscopyhypoglossal nerve stimulationobstructive sleep apneasurgeryupper airway stimulationUPPP

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PMID36258877
PMCPMC9575102

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