In contrast to adults, children often manifest a pattern of persistent partial airway obstruction during sleep, rather than cyclical, discrete obstructive apneas. Most children are cured by tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. However, some children require further therapy, such as continuous positive airway...
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has become a major public health concern as its incidence and severity have increased in tandem with the obesity epidemic. In children, OSA is now recognized as a common disorder and can be associated with significant morbidity. OSA belongs to a spectrum of diagnos...
This Clinical Policy Bulletin addresses obstructive sleep apnea in children.Medical Necessity Aetna considers the following modalities medically necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in children and when criteria are met: Diagnosis Nocturnal polysomnography (NPSG) for children ...
sleep apneasupraglottoplastyuvulopalatopharyngoplastyObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has a prevalence of up to 5% in children and 50% in obese children. OSA is associated with various comorbidities in the general population and in the perioperative period. In this review, we will provide back...
[243] Although T&A should remain the primary approach for OSAS in obese children, every effort should be made to achieve significant weight reduction in these children.[243] Indeed, resolution of sleep apnea after weight loss in five morbidly obese children has been reported,[244] such that in...
Obstructive sleep apnea in children with Down syndrome. Marcus CL et al. Pediatrics 88(1):132-139, 1991. Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in patients with Down syndrome. Bower CM & Richmond D. Int J Ped Otorhinolayngol 33:141-148, 1995. Sleep-disordered breathing and behavior in three risk...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children Alyssa Brzenski Case A 31 month old term 17kg girl presents for Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy as an outpatient. She has a history of frequent ear infections, which have resolved since ear tubes were placed. According to her mom she snores loudly and is mu...
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is highly prevalent in school-aged children. Tonsillar and/or adenoids hypertrophy is the most common etiology of OSA in children. OSA has been associated with sleep quality disturbance (frequent arousals) and nocturnal gas-exchange abnormalities (hypoxemia and sometimes...
Obstructive sleep apnea in children: relative contributions of body mass index and adenotonsillar hypertrophy. The obesity epidemic has prompted remarkable changes in the proportion of obese children who are referred for habitual snoring. However, the contribution o... E Dayyat,L Kheirandish-Gozal...
Sleep disorders are more common and more severe in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children than non-Indigenous children, with Indigenous children often having higher screen use before bed, later bedtimes and reduced sleep, an analysis of Northern