Obstructive sleep-disordered breathing in children: assessment and treatment at Arkansas Children's Hospital

J Ark Med Soc. 2010 Sep;107(4):65-8.

Abstract

Obstructive sleep-disordered breathing is associated with upper airway obstruction during sleep, which negatively affects sleep quality, ventilation, and/or oxygenation. The condition affects 2-11% of children. In this paper we discuss the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnosis, and management of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing in children and provide a brief overview of the Arkansas Children's Hospital Sleep Disorder Center.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Arkansas
  • Child
  • Decision Trees
  • Hospitals, Pediatric*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / diagnosis*
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / physiopathology
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / therapy*