Polysomnography after adenotonsillectomy in mild pediatric obstructive sleep apnea
Critical Care MedicinePublished 1 August 1996
Mark A. Helfaer, Susanna A. McColley, Paula L. Pyzik, David E. Tunkel, David G. Nichols, Fuad M. Baroody
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The data suggest that children without underlying medical conditions, neuromotor diseases, or carniofacial abnormalities, who suffer from mild obstructive sleep apnea, have improvements documented by polysomnography on the night of surgery following adenotonsillectomy and do not necessarily need to be monitored intensively.
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Our data suggest that children without underlying medical conditions, neuromotor diseases, or carniofacial abnormalities, 1 to 18 yrs of age, who suffer from mild obstructive sleep apnea, have improvements documented by polysomnography on the night of surgery following adenotonsillectomy and do not necessarily need to be monitored intensively. These findings were not significantly affected by the choice of intraoperative anesthetic.
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