Open AccessElevated Morbidity and Health Care Use in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Author(s) -
Ariel Tarasiuk,
Sari GreenbergDotan,
Tzahit SimonTuval,
Bruria Freidman,
Aviv Goldbart,
Asher Tal,
Haim Reuveni
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.272
H-Index - 374
eISSN - 1535-4970
pISSN - 1073-449X
DOI - 10.1164/rccm.200604-577oc
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , odds ratio , pediatrics , confidence interval , pulmonologists , polysomnography , health care , emergency medicine , intensive care , medical record , intensive care medicine , apnea , economics , economic growth
Health care use, a reliable measure of morbidity, is noticeably higher 1 yr before obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) diagnosis in preschool children. It is not clear at what age OSAS-related morbidity becomes expressed.
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