Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea

Deborah A Schwengel; Nicholas M Dalesio; Tracey L Stierer

doi:10.1016/j.anclin.2013.10.012

Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea

Anesthesiol Clin. 2014 Mar;32(1):237-61. doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2013.10.012.

Authors

Deborah A Schwengel¹, Nicholas M Dalesio², Tracey L Stierer³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: dschwen1@jhmi.edu.
² Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
³ Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 601 N. Caroline Street, 6th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

PMID: 24491659
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2013.10.012

Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a disorder of airway obstruction with multisystem implications and associated complications. OSAS affects children from infancy to adulthood and is responsible for behavioral, cognitive, and growth impairment as well as cardiovascular and perioperative respiratory morbidity and mortality. OSAS is associated commonly with comorbid conditions, including obesity and asthma. Adenotonsillectomy is the most commonly used treatment option for OSAS in childhood, but efforts are underway to identify medical treatment options.

Keywords: Adenotonsillectomy; OSAS; Obstructive sleep apnea; Pediatric.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anesthesia
Child
Humans
Perioperative Care
Postoperative Care
Respiratory System / physiopathology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / complications
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / diagnosis
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / epidemiology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / genetics
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / physiopathology*
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / therapy*