Use and Cost of a Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Device for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Between 2015 and 2018.

Rathi, Vinay K; Kondamuri, Neil S; Naunheim, Matthew R; Gadkaree, Shekhar K; Metson, Ralph B; Scangas, George A · JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · 2019

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Abstract

This economic evaluation based on publicly available data assesses the use and cost of an implantable device, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2014, that offers a unique alternative to patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea and poor response to continuous positive airway pressure.