Sleep-disordered breathing and markers of morbidity in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis.
Roberta Ribeiro Batista BarbosaFernanda Mayrink Gonçalves LiberatoPitiguara de Freitas CoelhoPâmela Dos Reis VidalRoberta Barcellos Couto Olimpio de CarvalhoMárcio Vinícius Fagundes DonadioPublished in: Pediatric pulmonology (2020)
Children and adolescents with CF have sleep disorders, including OSAS (32.3%) and nocturnal hypoxemia (29%). Individuals with nocturnal hypoxemia presented lower lung function, worse clinical score, and higher morbidity. TST with SpO2 less than 90% was associated with length of hospitalization.