Assessment of preoperative and postoperative cardiac function in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy: a prospective cohort study.
V V SameemaKapil SoniSurender DeoraJai Bharat SharmaBikram ChoudhuryDarwin KaushalSwati ChhabraAmit GoyalPublished 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 (2022)
We have concluded that there can be subclinical cardiac dysfunctions which occurs as a result of chronic upper airway obstruction due to untreated adenotonsillar hypertrophy. Routine cardiac screening in children presenting with sleep disordered breathing associated with adenotonsillar hypertrophy may be helpful in identifying and preventing the development of cardiopulmonary complication. These changes can be reversed by performing adenotonsillectomy.