The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on positive airway pressure usage in children with sleep-disordered breathing

CONCLUSIONS: COVID-19 pandemic has provided opportunities for increased PAP usage in a significant number of children with SDB. A subset of children with prior evidence for suboptimal PAP usage showed further decreases in PAP usage during the pandemic. This information is critical for clinicians to provide anticipatory guidance to encourage PAP usage both during the pandemic and beyond.PMID:34105105 | DOI:10.1007/s11325-021-02409-w
Source: Sleep and Breathing - Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Source Type: research