British Thoracic Society Guideline for diagnosing and monitoring paediatric sleep-disordered breathing

Introduction The following is a summary of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guideline for diagnosing and monitoring paediatric sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and includes a summary of the recommendations and good practice points (GPPs). The full guideline is published as a separate Thorax Supplement1 and is available from the BTS website.52 Please refer to the full guideline for full information about each section.1 All online supplemental appendices are also available via the BTS website.2 Background The aim of the guideline was to provide clarification on the use of diagnostic tools and recordings in the diagnosis and monitoring of children with SDB. The reviewed techniques include sleep questionnaires, pulse oximetry, cardiorespiratory sleep studies (CRSS), sleep video recordings, sleep audio recording and carbon dioxide (CO2) monitoring. Taking each of these techniques individually, the guideline provides important information on: The basic principles...

Source: Thorax - September 15, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Evans, H. J., Gibson, N. A., Bennett, J., Chan, S. Y., Gavlak, J., Harman, K., Ismail-Koch, H., Kingshott, R. N., Langley, R., Morley, A., Opstad, K. S., Russo, K., Samuels, M. P., Tan, H. L., Tweedie, D., Yanney, M., Whitney, A. Tags: Thorax Guideline summary Source Type: research