Risk factors for residual obstructive sleep apnea after adenotonsillectomy in children

M Imanguli, SO Ulualp - The Laryngoscope, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis To determine the prevalence of residual obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA) in children who had adenotonsillectomy (AT) and to identify the risk factors for …

Cognitive effects of adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea

HG Taylor, SR Bowen, DW Beebe, E Hodges… - …, 2016 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: Research reveals mixed evidence for the effects of adenotonsillectomy (AT) on
cognitive tests in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The primary aim …

Assessment of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea using a drug‐induced sleep endoscopy rating scale

DJ Lam, EM Weaver, CJ Macarthur… - The …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis Assess the reliability of a Sleep Endoscopy Rating Scale (SERS) and
its relationship with pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity. Study Design …

Clinical risk assessment model for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea

KT Kang, WC Weng, CH Lee, TY Hsiao… - The …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis To develop a clinical risk prediction model that identifies children with
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a clinical setting by examining the symptoms, physical …

The relation between childhood obesity and adenotonsillar hypertrophy

G Daar, K Sarı, ZK Gencer, H Ede, R Aydın… - European Archives of …, 2016 - Springer
Childhood obesity is a common and significant public health problem all over the world. As a
well-known fact obese children have an increased risk of obesity-associated comorbidities …

Diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children

C Tsubomatsu, T Shintani, A Abe, R Yajima… - Excellence in …, 2016 - karger.com
Sleep is important for children pertaining to their physical and mental growth. Obstructive
sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in children has been shown to have different effects as …

[HTML][HTML] Immediate and sustained improvement in behavior and life quality by adenotonsillectomy in children with sleep-disordered breathing

YJ Jeon, JJ Song, JC Ahn, IG Kong… - Clinical and …, 2016 - synapse.koreamed.org
Objectives To investigate longitudinal changes in behavior and quality-of-life (QoL) in
children with sleep disordered breathing (SDB) after adenotonsillectomy (AT). Methods This …

The efficacy of the OSA-18 as a waiting list triage tool for OSA in children

LM Walter, SN Biggs, N Cikor, K Rowe, MJ Davey… - Sleep and …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is common in children, resulting in extensive
waiting lists for specialist clinics. There is an urgent need for a valid method of triaging …

Surgical outcomes and sleep endoscopy for children with sleep-disordered breathing and hypotonia

JS Park, DK Chan, SR Parikh, AK Meyer… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To study the efficacy of surgical management for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
syndrome in children with hypotonia, and to identify common anatomic sites of airway …

Association between slow-wave activity, cognition and behaviour in children with sleep-disordered breathing

AJ Weichard, LM Walter, SL Hollis, GM Nixon… - Sleep Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Background It has been suggested that impaired dissipation of slow-wave activity (SWA) in
children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) may be a potential mechanism for daytime …