Diagnosis and management of childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

CL Marcus, LJ Brooks, SD Ward, KA Draper… - …, 2012 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: This technical report describes the procedures involved in develo**
recommendations on the management of childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome …

Updated systematic review of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy for treatment of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome

M Friedman, M Wilson, HC Lin… - … —Head and Neck …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Perform an updated systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the cure
rate of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A) for pediatric obstructive sleep …

A randomized trial of adenotonsillectomy for childhood sleep apnea

CL Marcus, RH Moore, CL Rosen… - … England Journal of …, 2013 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Adenotonsillectomy is commonly performed in children with the obstructive
sleep apnea syndrome, yet its usefulness in reducing symptoms and improving cognition …

Clinical practice guideline: polysomnography for sleep‐disordered breathing prior to tonsillectomy in children

PS Roland, RM Rosenfeld, LJ Brooks… - … –Head and Neck …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. This guideline provides otolaryngologists with evidence‐based recommendations
for using polysomnography in assessing children, aged 2 to 18 years, with sleep‐disordered …

Childhood obesity and obstructive sleep apnea

I Narang, JL Mathew - Journal of nutrition and metabolism, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The global epidemic of childhood and adolescent obesity and its immediate as well as long‐
term consequences for obese individuals and society as a whole cannot be …

Persistence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children after adenotonsillectomy

R Tauman, TE Gulliver, J Krishna… - The Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relative contribution of various risk factors to the surgical
outcome of adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children. STUDY …

Adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea in children: outcome evaluated by pre‐and postoperative polysomnography

RB Mitchell - The Laryngoscope, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To evaluate the outcome of adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
in children using objective data from polysomnography supplemented by subjective proxy …

Obstructive sleep apnea in obese children and adolescents, treatment methods and outcome of treatment–a systematic review

IG Andersen, JC Holm, P Homøe - International journal of pediatric …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives To systematically review and discuss the outcome of treating obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) in obese children and adolescents. Methods In February 2016 Pub Med was …

Childhood obesity and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

R Arens, H Muzumdar - Journal of applied physiology, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
The increasing prevalence of obesity in children seems to be associated with an increased
prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in children. Possible …