Obstructive sleep apnea after pharyngeal flap surgery in children

Conclusions: All patients had normal RP or mild OSA before PPF, and the prevalence of OSA (AHI > 5/h) after PPF was low (n=2, 10%). The 2 patients with OSA had overt clinical symptoms.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Trabelsi, I., Amaddeo, A., Khirani, S., Michel, B., Picard, A., Fauroux, B. Tags: Sleep and control of breathing Source Type: research