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Polysomnography in obese children with a history of sleep‐associated breathing disorders
Author(s) -
Silvestri Jean M.,
WeeseMayer Debra E.,
Bass Michelle T.,
Kenny Anna S.,
Hauptman Susan A.,
Pearsall Sheilah M.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.1950160208
Subject(s) - medicine , polysomnography , obstructive sleep apnea , apnea , hypoxemia , adenoid , laryngomalacia , sleep apnea , cardiology , anesthesia , airway obstruction , airway , stridor , surgery
We hypothesized that obese children with a history of breathing difficulty during sleep would demonstrate (1) evidence of complete and partial obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with hypercarbia and/or hypoxemia; and (2) correlation between symptoms, degree of obesity, adenoid and tonsil size, and polysomnography (PSG) results. We evaluated 32 obese children [% ideal body weight (IBW), 196±45%] with a sleep history questionnaire, airway radiographs, electrocardiograms (ECG), and PSG. By history, we found snoring (100%), difficulty breathing (59%), sweating (44%). restlessness (53%), arousals (41%), apnea (50%), worsening with upper respiratory infection (URI) (81%), hypersomnolence (59%), and mouth breathing (59%). We found adenoid and/or tonsil enlargement on 75% of airway x‐ray pictures. ECGs were abnormal in 5 patients. Among all patients, mean sleep study oxyhemoglobin saturation (SaO 2 ) was 85±16% and mean end‐tidal CO 2 (PetCO 2 ) was 51±7 torr; 84% had paradoxical inward movement of the chest on inspiration, 59% had OSA, and 66% had partial OSA. In those with ⩾200% IBW and adenotonsillar enlargement, elevated PetCO 2 and the presence of hypoxemia (SaO 2 <90%) for ⩾5% of the total sleep time (TST) were correlated, unlike in patients of similar weight but without adenotonsillar enlargement. Individual symptoms did not correlate with the severity of PSG abnormalities. By discriminant analysis, using three variables (IBW, presence of adenotonsillar tissue, and presence of ⩾5 symptoms), we could predict PSG abnormalities with up to 81% reliability. Our findings indicate that in obese children, particularly those with %IBW ⩾200 and adenotonsillar hypertrophy, with sleep‐disordered breathing evaluation by polysomnography should be considered. Pediatr Pulmonol. 1993; 16:124–129. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.