Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common condition of childhood, and is associated with significant morbidity. Prevalence of the condition peaks during early childhood, due in part to adenoidal and tonsillar enlargement within a small pharyngeal space. The lymphoid tissues regress after 10 years ...
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 ...
doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2013.11.458MadureiraN.ESSleep MedicineMadureira N. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children younger than 2 years of age. Sleep Med. 2013;14:e193.
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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...
Background Primary care physicians play an important role in screening for childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) that, if untreated, can result in serious complications. Objective To describe the development of the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Knowledge and Attitudes in Children (OSAKA-KIDS) que...
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in childhood. Current epidemiologic data have shown that snoring occurs in 7% to as much as 30% of school-aged children. The most common cause of OSA in pediatric patients is hypertrophy of the tonsils or adenoids. Nonetheless, various factors are involv...
obstructive sleep apnea in children: relativecontributions of body mass index and adenotonsillar hypertrophy. Chest. 2009;136:137–44. Article Google Scholar Tagaya M, Nakata S, Yasuma F, et al. Relationship between adenoid size and severity of obstructive sleep apnea in preschool children. Int...
Twenty-one infants and children with obstructive apnea during sleep have been evaluated. Prolonged delays in referral resulted in cor pulmonale in 11 patients, failure to thrive in three and permanent hypoxic brain damage in one. In all cases, a history
BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children is associated with cardiovascular morbidity such as systemic and pulmonary hypertension. However, it remains unclear whether endothelial dysfunction occurs in pediatric OSA and whether it is reversible on effective treatment of OSA. METHODS AND RESULTS...