Evaluation of sleeping parameters with peripheral arterial tonometry in childhood sleep apnea and snoring: a clinical feasibility study.

Steinbichler Teresa Bernadette Bender BirteRunge AnnetteUrl ChristophGottfried TimoPototschnig ClausKapelari KlausBuricic SladjanaSchmutzhard JoachimRiechelmann Herbert

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2023)

device might be a feasible way for objective assessment of pediatric OSA in children older than 3 years. Adenoidectomy ± tonsillotomy/tonsillectomy caused a significant decrease of the AHI in children with OSA. This effect was especially pronounced in children with severe OSA and none of the children had persistent severe OSA after surgery.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
sleep apnea
young adults
positive airway pressure
physical activity
early onset
drug induced
early life