Table 2.
Obstructive Apnea-Hypopnea Indices (events/hr) by patient throughout the course of OAP therapy.
| Patient | Improvements in oAHI During & After Therapy |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T0: Baseline Before OAP |
T1: Midhospitalization with OAP in Place |
T2: Predischarge with OAP in Place |
T3: Graduation with OAP Removed |
|
| A | 45 | 11 | 11 | 5.3 |
| B | 16 | 4 | 4 | 9.9 |
| C | 33 | 10 | 12.7 | |
| Da | 46 | 28 | 9.2 | |
| E | 72 | 4 | 4 | 1.1 |
| Fa | 42 | 1 | 20 | 3.7 |
| G | 138 | 15.1 | 12 | 8.9 |
| Ha | 120 | 7 | 12.1 | 11.2 |
| I | 189 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 9.3 |
| Ja | 18 | |||
| Ka | 62 | |||
| Averages: | ||||
| 71 | 7.2 | 11.4 | 7.9 | |
| Standard deviations: | ||||
| 55.1 | 4.8 | 8.4 | 3.8 | |
Abbreviations: OAP, orthodontic airway plate; RS, Robin Sequence.
a
Patients with isolated RS. All other patients have various syndromes as detailed in Table 1. Patients J and K did not complete OAP therapy and did not have repeat sleep studies with the OAP in place.