title: Single-institution experience and learning curve with upper airway stimulation.
abstract: As upper airway stimulation (UAS) surgical implantation is a new procedure, the authors thought it would be instructive to describe a single-institution's experience with the inception of a UAS program. The description of our experience at the University of Pennsylvania may be useful for planning purposes when surgeons and sleep medicine physicians are considering program development. Laryngoscope, 126:S17-S19, 2016 Laryngoscope, 126:S17-S19, 2016.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Erica R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Thaler
authors.affiliation: Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Schwab
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D059032:Learning Curve; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Upper airway stimulation; apnea-hypopnea index; sleep medicine