Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea

DA Schwengel, NM Dalesio… - Anesthesiology …, 2014 - anesthesiology.theclinics.com
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a public health problem that affects approximately 1% to
6% of all children, 1, 2 up to 59% of obese children, 3–5 2% to 24% of adults, and 70% of …

Obstructive sleep apnoea in children: perioperative considerations

M Patino, S Sadhasivam… - British journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has become a major public health concern as its incidence
and severity have increased in tandem with the obesity epidemic. In children, OSA is now …

[HTML][HTML] Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children: Epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and sequelae

SJ Chang, KY Chae - Korean journal of pediatrics, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The prevalence of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is approximately 3%
in children. Adenotonsillar hypertrophy is the most common cause of OSAS in children, and …

Incidence of difficult bag‐mask ventilation in children: a prospective observational study

T Valois‐Gómez, M Oofuvong, G Auer… - Pediatric …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Difficult airway (DA), including difficult bag‐mask ventilation (DBMV), and
difficult intubation (DI) is an important challenge for the pediatric anesthesiologist. While …

Sleep apnea in children with laryngomalacia: diagnosis via sedated endoscopy and objective outcomes after supraglottoplasty

GP Digoy, M Shukry, JA Stoner - Otolaryngology--Head and …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective The authors study the contribution of laryngomalacia to obstructive sleep apnea
syndrome (OSAS) in children older than 12 months. The clinical and polysomnographic …

Management of young patients with temporomandibular joint ankylosis—a surgical and anesthetic challenge

D Goswami, S Singh, O Bhutia, D Baidya… - Indian Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Temporomandibular joint ankylosis is a unique disease where fracture of the mandibular
condyle or any other cause leading to ankylosis of the joint can lead to multiple problems if …

[HTML][HTML] Correlations between Morphology, the Functional Properties of Upper Airways, and the Severity of Sleep Apnea

A Neagos, M Dumitru, CM Neagos, M Mitroi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is considered the silent killer pathology of the new
millennium. This is due to increased risk factors such as obesity. Healthcare systems face an …

Apneic oxygenation to prevent oxyhemoglobin desaturation during rapid sequence intubation in a pediatric emergency department

KM Overmann, SD Boyd, Y Zhang, BT Kerrey - The American Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Apneic oxygenation is the delivery of oxygen to the nasopharynx during
intubation. It may mitigate the risk of oxyhemoglobin desaturation but has not been well …

Effects of high neuromuscular blocking agent dose on post‐operative respiratory complications in infants and children

FT Scheffenbichler, MI Rudolph… - Acta …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background This study evaluated the association between neuromuscular blocking agent
dose and post‐operative respiratory complications in infants and children. Methods Data …

Effect of propofol anesthesia and continuous positive airway pressure on upper airway size and configuration in infants

MW Crawford, D Rohan, CK Macgowan… - The Journal of the …, 2006 - pubs.asahq.org
Background Infants are prone to obstruction of the upper airway during general anesthesia.
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is often used to prevent or treat anesthesia …