作者
Christopher M Cielo, Patricia Hernandez, Alyssa M Ciampaglia, Melissa S Xanthopoulos, Suzanne E Beck, Ignacio E Tapia
发表日期
2021/2/1
期刊
Chest
卷号
159
期号
2
页码范围
810-817
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Background
Positive airway pressure (PAP) is a standard therapy for the treatment of OSA in children, but objective data on the effectiveness of PAP in infants are sparse. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of PAP in infants younger than 6 months of age with that in school-aged children.
Research Question
Compared with PAP in school-aged children, can PAP be titrated as successfully in infants, and is adherence to PAP similar in both age groups?
Study Design and Methods
Single-center retrospective study. For consecutive infants younger than 6 months of age and school-aged children 5 to 10 years of age with OSA treated with PAP, baseline and titration polysomnography data, PAP adherence data, and parent-reported barriers to adherence were compared between groups.
Results
Forty-one infants and 109 school-aged children were included. Median obstructive apnea hypopnea index …
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