A seven-year-old girl is 130 cm tall (the 90th percentile for girls of the same age) and weighs
34.6 kg (above the 95th percentile), with a body-mass index of 20.5 (above the 95th …

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a complete or partial airway obstruction that
can cause signiicant physiologic disturbance with various clinical impacts. The etiology is …

Background Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is characterised by partial or complete upper
airway obstruction during sleep. Approximately 1% to 4% of children are affected by OSA …

IMPLICATIONS: Adenotonsillectomy is a common surgical therapy for obstructive sleep
apnea syndrome (OSAS) in children. This prospective study identifies perioperative …

Objective The purpose of the current study was to examine prevalence of and relations
between a commonly used measure of nighttime breathing problems, the Respiratory …

Objective: To investigate the association between craniofacial anomalies and diagnosis with
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a large, population‐based sample of children. Design …

Methods Literature search in PubMed (National Library of Medicine) focusing on
publications in German or English up to June 2008. Results Indications are selected …

The upper airways play an essential role in the conduction of air into the lungs, and
influence the properties of the inhaled air by both the anatomical structure and the functional …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a clinical disorder within the spectrum of sleep-related
breathing disorders (SRDB) which is used to describe abnormal breathing during sleep …

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a common occurence in the obese pediatric
population. As this subgroup is rapidly expanding, these children will be increasingly …