Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Prone Versus Nonprone Body Positioning With Polysomnography in Infants With Robin Sequence.

CONCLUSIONS: Prone positioning may benefit some infants with RS. However, even those with significant improvement in obstructive sleep apnea did not completely resolve their obstruction. The decision to use prone positioning as a therapy should be objectively evaluated in individual infants.
PMID: 31382772 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal - August 4, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Hong H, Wee CP, Haynes K, Urata M, Hammoudeh J, Ward SLD Tags: Cleft Palate Craniofac J Source Type: research