Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation and Hypoxic Burden in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Secondary Analysis of the STAR Trial
The take-home point is the headline one more time. In a cohort without a control arm, hypoglossal nerve stimulation was associated with a median reduction in hypoxic burden of about three quarters, seventy-six point six percent, at one year. What does it add to the decision? It doesn't help pick candidates. Baseline burden didn't separate responders from nonresponders in the Op de Beeck work, so candidacy still rests on the usual criteria. What it adds is counseling and follow-up. A fair line for patients: in a STAR analysis of one hundred and eight patients, the typical patient's oxygen…
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