Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common pediatric disorder characterized by
recurrent events of partial or complete upper airway obstruction during sleep which result in …

Background Obstructive sleep‐disordered breathing (oSDB) is a condition that
encompasses breathing problems when asleep, due to an obstruction of the upper airways …

Obstructive sleep‐disordered breathing includes a spectrum of clinical entities with variable
severity ranging from primary snoring to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The …

Rationale: Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common, and a delay in diagnosis can
lead to significant morbidity. Polysomnography (PSG) is the gold standard for the diagnosis …

Background The reference standard for the diagnosis of pediatric sleep-disorder breathing
(SDB) is a full polysomnography (PSG)(an overnight sleep study). There are many obstacles …

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children is a manifestation of sleep-disordered
breathing and associated with a number of complications. Structural narrowing of the upper …

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of the quality-of-life instrument OSA-18 by
comparing it with objective data from polysomnography in children with sleep-disordered …

Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is one of the common sleep-related breathing
disorders in children. However, polysomnography (PSG) is an expensive and labor …

• A current major issue is to improve ways of distinguishing mild from severe OSA before a
child undergoes adenotonsillectomy, as those with more severe disease are at increased …

Purpose Adenotonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in
children. The indications for surgery are either frequent recurrent throat infections or …