Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy Differences by Age in Surgically Naive Children With Sleep-Disordered Breathing.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) is increasingly used to guide treatment decisions in children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Previous reports of DISE findings in children have typically included a broad age range, but it is unclear how these patterns of obstruction vary with age.

Objective

To compare patterns of airway obstruction observed during DISE in 3 age groups of surgically naive children with SDB.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional analysis of a prospective cohort of surgically naive nonsyndromic children with SDB or obstructive sleep apnea [OSA] at risk for residual disease after adenotonsillectomy (defined as having at least 1 of these criteria: severe OSA, older than 7 years, obesity, or Black race) who were recrui

SUBMITTER: Herzig MX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9951097 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature