Drug‐Induced Sleep Endoscopy and Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Outcomes: A Multicenter Cohort Study
- 14 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Laryngoscope
- Vol. 131 (7), 1676-1682
- https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.29396
Abstract
Objectives/Hypothesis To determine the association between findings of blinded reviews of preoperative drug‐induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) and outcomes of hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HNS) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Study Design Cohort study. Methods A retrospective, multicenter cohort study of 343 adults who underwent treatment of OSA with HNS from 10 academic medical centers was performed. Preoperative DISE videos were scored by four blinded reviewers using the VOTE Classification and evaluation of a possible primary structure contributing to airway obstruction. Consensus DISE findings were examined for an association with surgical outcomes based on therapy titration polysomnogram (tPSG). Treatment response was defined by a decrease of ≥50% in the apnea‐hypopnea index (AHI) to 2. AHI decreased (35.6 ± 15.2 to 11.0 ± 14.1 events/hour; P < .001) on the tPSG, with a 72.6% response rate. Complete palate obstruction (vs. none) was associated with the greatest difference in AHI improvement (−26.8 ± 14.9 vs. −19.2 ± 12.8, P = .02). Complete (vs. partial/none) tongue‐related obstruction was associated with increased odds of treatment response (78% vs. 68%, P = .043). Complete (vs. partial/none) oropharyngeal lateral wall‐related obstruction was associated with lower odds of surgical response (58% vs. 74%, P = .042). Conclusions The DISE finding of primary tongue contribution to airway obstruction was associated with better outcomes, whereas the opposite was true for the oropharyngeal lateral walls. This study suggests that the role for DISE in counseling candidates for HNS extends beyond solely for excluding complete concentric collapse related to the velum. Level of Evidence 3 Laryngoscope, 2021Keywords
Funding Information
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (UL1TR000130, UL1TR001855)
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