Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disordered Breathing
Conditions
Brief summary
Sleep-disordered breathing in children is characterized by recurrent events of partial or complete upper airway obstruction during sleep, resulting in disruption of normal gas exchange (intermittent hypoxia and hypercapnia) and sleep fragmentation. The major symptom is snoring or noisy breathing. Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) is a wide spectrum of disorders that includes primary snoring, UARS and OSA. The main etiology for SDB in children is enlarged tonsils and adenoids and therefore the first line of treatment in pediatric SDB is adenotonsillectomy. The objectives of this study are: 1. To investigate the natural history of primary snoring 2. To investigate the effect of seasonality on SDB severity 3. To compare the effect of adenoidectomy to adenotonsillectomy in the treatment of SDB in children 4. To characterize the children referred for repeated PSG following adenoidectomy or adenotonsillectomy and the indications for second PSG evaluation.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* healthy normally developing children that underwent PSG evaluation at the Tel Aviv Medical center between 2005-2010
Exclusion criteria
* Chronic medical and neurodevelopmental conditions. * Congenital anomalies.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Snoring | 4 years | Snoring will be assesd by PSQ-Pediatric sleep questionnaire |
| OSA severity (AHI, mean SpO2, SPo2 nadir) | 4 years | — |
| Daytime function | 4 years | Daytime function will be assesd by PSQ-Pediatric sleep questionnaire |
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactRiva Tauman, Dr.
Outcome results
None listed