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Received September 22, 2016 Revised November 17, 2016 Accepted November 28, 2016 Address for correspondence Ji Ho Choi, MD, PhD Department of OtorhinolaryngologyHead and Neck Surgery, Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, 170 Jomaru-ro, Bucheon 14584, Korea Tel +82-32-621-5015 Fax +82-32-621-5016 E-mail handsomemd@hanmail.net Background and ObjectivesZZPediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can have an effect on the quality of life (QOL) such as behavior, school performance, emotional distress and daytime function. We aim to verify changes in sleep disordered breathing based on polysomnographic findings and disease specific health related QOL before and after adenotonsillectomy in Korean children with OSA. Subjects and MethodZZA total 20 children aged 3 through 13 years old (mean age=6.7 years old and male/female=14/6) with OSA were included. We evaluated respiratory disturbances in patients using the standard polysomnography and the OSA-specific health related QOL based on Korean Obstructive Sleep Apnea-18 Survey (KOSA-18). ResultsZZThere were significant improvements in apnea-hypopnea index (from 9.4±7.4 to 1.1±0.8 events/hour, p<0.001) and total score of KOSA-18 (71.3±26.0 to 33.6±10.7, p<0.001) after adenotonsillectomy. ConclusionZZSleep disordered breathing and QOL improve significantly after adenotonsillectomy in Korean OSA children. Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg 2017;60(4):174-8

Changes of Sleep Disordered Breathing and Quality of Life after Adenotonsillectomy in Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea