Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children: controversies in diagnosis and treatment

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common, under-recognized condition in childhood with significant morbidities if undiagnosed and untreated. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently issued a clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of childhood OSAS. It was accompan...

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Published inThe Pediatric clinics of North America Vol. 51; no. 1; p. 153
Main Author Rosen, Carol L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2004
Subjects
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Pediatrics
Polysomnography
Positive-Pressure Respiration
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - epidemiology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - therapy
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Summary:Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common, under-recognized condition in childhood with significant morbidities if undiagnosed and untreated. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently issued a clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of childhood OSAS. It was accompanied by a comprehensive evidence-based technical report that summarized the available literature supporting the guideline. The current review highlights areas of controversy and uncertainty that limit the development of more definitive standards of practice, updates the reader to several newer publications relevant to diagnosis and treatment of childhood OSAS, and identifies future directions for clinical research.
ISSN:0031-3955
DOI:10.1016/S0031-3955(03)00183-4