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Outcome, risk, and error and the child with obstructive sleep apnea
Author(s) -
Brown Karen A.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03597.x
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , tonsillectomy , risk factor , pediatrics , apnea , polysomnography , sleep apnea , intensive care medicine , anesthesia
Summary Adenotonsillectomy is the mainstay of treatment for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). However, there is evidence that the child with severe OSAS is at increased risk of respiratory compromise. The most difficult risk factor to assess is the severity of OSAS, and these difficulties are reviewed.