Does REM AHI Predict Persistent OSA After Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy?

Caroline M Fields Nicolas S PouporeJenna H BarengoHussein SmailyShaun A NguyenJacqueline AnglesClarice S ClemmensPhayvanh P PechaWilliam W Carroll

Published in: The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology (2024)

This study suggests that preoperative REM AHI may be a poor predictor of OSA persistence after adenotonsillectomy. Further study is needed to help characterize how pre-operative REM AHI should impact clinicians' decision making, family counseling and recommendations.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
decision making
patients undergoing
hepatitis c virus
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv infected