Polysomnography Parameters Assessing Gas Exchange Best Predict Postoperative Respiratory Complications Following Adenotonsillectomy in Children With Severe OSA.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Adenotonsillectomy (AT) is the treatment of choice for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy. Severe OSA, identified by the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), is a risk factor for surgical complications and AHI thresholds are used by surgeons to decide elective postoperative hospital admissions. The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of surgical complications of AT in children with severe OSA and determine their association with specific parameters of polysomnography (PSG).

Methods

Retrospective evaluation of respiratory and nonrespiratory complications in children undergoing AT for severe OSA was performed. Events were then compared to several individual PSG indices. PSG indices included classic parameters su

SUBMITTER: Molero-Ramirez H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6760392 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature