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

• Published in: The Pediatric clinics of North America Vol. 51; no. 1; p. 153
• Main Author: Rosen, Carol L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...