Outcome of adenotonsillectomy in children with Down syndrome and obstructive sleep apnoea.

Mieke MarisStijn VerhulstMarek WojciechowskiPaul Van de HeyningAn Boudewyns

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood (2016)

AT results in a significant improvement of OSA in children with DS without a change in sleep efficiency or sleep stage distribution. Severe OSA was associated with a larger reduction of OSA severity. Almost half of the children had persistent OSA, which was not correlated to age, gender or BMI z-score.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
positive airway pressure
young adults
physical activity
sleep quality
body mass index
sleep apnea
early onset
drug induced