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Virtual surgical planning improves surgical outcome measures in obstructive sleep apnea surgery
Author(s) -
Barrera Jose E.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.24501
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , polysomnography , respiratory disturbance index , airway , apnea , dentistry , orthodontics , surgery , anesthesia
Objectives/Hypothesis Determine the feasibility and accuracy of using virtual surgical planning (VSP) to direct the surgical and polysomnography (PSG) outcomes of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Study Design Prospective case series. Methods Skeletal and soft tissue dimensions were measured from computed tomography (CT) to include posterior airway space (PAS) diameters at the occlusal (PAS‐O) and mandibular (PAS‐M) plane, position of the maxilla, and tooth‐to‐lip distance. All patients underwent an in‐lab attended PSG whereby apnea‐hypopnea index (AHI), respiratory disturbance index (RDI), and lowest oxyhemoglobin saturation percent (LSAT) were measured preoperatively and at least 9 months postoperatively. Results Four patients with OSA demonstrated a mean AHI and RDI of 60.1 and 69.5 events per hour, respectively. The mean preoperative LSAT was 76%. Mean CT‐based measures for PAS‐O and PAS‐M were 3.08 mm and 9.03 mm, respectively. VSP was used to direct the amount of advancement and impaction in maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgery. The mean PAS‐O and PAS‐M postoperative measures significantly increased to 8.15 and 14 mm ( P  < .004), whereas the mean tooth‐to‐lip relationship stayed the same, 3.17 to 3.18, P  = .98. The AHI and RDI significantly improved to 2.83 and 4.5 events per hour, respectively, P  = .03, whereas the LSAT improved from 76% to 87%. Conclusions VSP for MMA in OSA patients is feasible and safe while offering improvements in the predictability of airway change and tooth‐to‐lip measures. Level of Evidence NA Laryngoscope , 124:1259–1266, 2014

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