UNASSIGNED: The objective of the study was to investigate the first-night treatment success of a nasopharyngeal stent compared to standard nCPAP-titration. This is a case series and a single-center study. Eight @entity1 (n  =  8) were selected with @entity27 with a prestudy AHI >= 10. A newly developed nasopharyngeal stent was tested individually versus standard nCPAP-titration. Cardiorespiratory polysomnography was performed on two consecutive nights (random order: stent, nCPAP). The AHI, the number of obstructive @entity386 and @entity387 , the mean @entity26 saturation, and the minimum @entity26 saturation were compared before and after using the nasopharyngeal stent or standard nCPAP. The AHI value before treatment (AHIpre) was 31.1      12.0 (mean      standard deviation). After inserting the AlaxoStent, the mean AHIstent was 19      12.0 compared to mean AHInCPAP 8.2      11.9 with standard nCPAP-titration. Both nasopharyngeal stenting and nCPAP-titration could reduce the mean number of obstructive @entity386 by >94  %. Compared to responder rates of classic surgical interventions like uvulopalatopharyngoplasty or multi-level surgery, the nasopharyngeal stent seems to give a comparable responder rate of 50  %. There were no complications associated with the use of the stent and it was well tolerated by all subjects. Nasopharyngeal stenting widens the range of non-invasive mechanical treatment and seems to be an effective mechanical therapeutic alternative to surgery in nCPAP non-compliant @entity1 with OSA. Careful selection of the @entity1 population is a prerequisite of treatment and therefore it should be reserved for individual cases only.

A novel nasopharyngeal stent for the treatment of XXXX : a case series of nasopharyngeal stenting versus continuous positive airway pressure.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity387 :: ('MESH:D012891', 'Disease') :: ['hypopneas'] @entity26 :: ('MESH:D010100', 'Chemical') :: ['oxygen'] @entity27 :: ('MESH:D020181', 'Disease') :: ['untreated obstructive sleep apnea'] @entity386 :: ('MESH:D001049', 'Disease') :: ['apneas']
@entity27 :: (MESH:D020181,Disease) :: ['obstructive sleep apnea']
