Role of upper airway evaluation in the multidisciplinary management of obstructive sleep apnea in children below two years of age.

Hanne BlanckeCharlotte PlatteauEmma SlosseStijn VerhulstSophie InstalléNathalie JouretKim Van HoorenbeeckAn Boudewyns

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2024)

Multidisciplinary management of young children with OSA guided by the pattern of UA obstruction and OSA severity, reduces OSA severity. The pattern of UA obstruction changes in the first 2 years of life from a dynamic collapse to structural abnormalities.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
positive airway pressure
sleep apnea
young adults
clinical evaluation