Asthma presents unique challenges in the perioperative setting, particularly during
anesthesia administration. This article reviews the complexities of managing asthma …

Objective To investigate diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) of different tests for obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) compared to polysomnography (PSG) in children. Methods We performed a …

Objective: To assess speech alterations in mouth-breathing children, and to correlate them
with the respiratory type, etiology, gender, and age. Method: A total of 439 mouth-breathers …

Abstract Study Objectives: Childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is
associated with an elevation of inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP) that …

Wheezing in children is a common problem encountered by family physicians.
Approximately 25 to 30 percent of infants will have at least one wheezing episode, and …

Asthma remains a common comorbid condition in patients presenting for anesthetic care. As
a chronic inflammatory disease of the airway, asthma is known to increase the risk of …

Objective To evaluate the oscillations on the viral detection in adenotonsillar tissues from
patients with chronic adenotonsillar diseases as an indicia of the presence of persistent viral …

Objectives Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), like adult OSAS, is
characterized by intermittent upper airway collapse during sleep and is associated with …

Intermittent hypoxia (IH) recapitulates morphological changes in the maxillofacial bones in
children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Recently, we found that IH increased bone …

Objectives To investigate intermittent hypoxia (IH) induced changes in craniofacial
morphology and bone mineral density (BMD) in the mandible of growing rats. Design Seven …