Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea among obese toddlers and preschool children.

CONCLUSION: Young obese children should be assessed for OSA. A history of snoring and daytime sleepiness may be useful indicators to facilitate triage for a PSG, especially in resource-limited settings.
PMID: 29027646 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Sleep and Breathing - October 13, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Bin-Hasan S, Katz S, Nugent Z, Nehme J, Lu Z, Khayat A, Al-Saleh S, Amin R, Narang I Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research