Development of Virtual Surgery Technology Platform for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a serious medical condition with long-term health effects including cardiovascular risks, diabetes, metabolic syndromes, and decreased quality of life. It is associated with partial or complete obstruction of the pharyngeal airway during sleep. With limited effective non-surgical treatments for OSA, most patients with OSA eventually need surgical intervention for a complete cure. However, the success rates for most OSA surgical interventions are poor. Often, surgical planning is guided by the experience of the clinical team and hence, subjective. The objective of this work is to address this subjective component in surgical planning, replacing it with more scientific decision-making. To that end, we proposed to develop a virtual surgery platform for personalized OSA surgical planning and validate its clinical use. In this study, we are developing a software framework to (1) virtually perform different surgeries on a representative anatomical model of the patient's airway and (2) evaluate different plans and predict surgical outcomes. At the time of this report, we have completed software development, recruited all 15 subjects, performed virtual surgeries in 5/15 patients. The technology, methodology developed in this work will be used to pursue our long-term goals of improving clinical outcomes for patients with OSA.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1152594
Entities
People
- Goutham Mylavarapu
Organizations
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center