Obstructive sleep apnea is position dependent in young infants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obstructive sleep apnea in infants with Pierre Robin sequence is sleep-position dependent. The influence of sleep position on obstructive events is not established in other infants.

Methods

We re-evaluated ten-year pediatric sleep center data in infants aged less than six months, with polysomnography performed in different sleep positions. We excluded infants with syndromes, genetic defects, or structural anomalies.

Results

Comparison of breathing between supine and side sleeping positions was performed for 72 infants at the median corrected age of 4 weeks (interquartile range (IQR) 2-8 weeks). Of the infants, 74% were male, 35% were born prematurely, and 35% underwent study because of a life-threatening event or for being a SIDS sibling. Upper airway obstr

SUBMITTER: Kukkola HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10132964 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature