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- Title
Diagnosis and management of childhood sleep-disordered breathing: Clinical approach.
- Authors
Al-Shamrani, Abdullah; Alharbi, Adel S.
- Abstract
Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) includes disorders of breathing that affect airway patency, which impair children's sleep and lead to negative consequences. Obstructive sleep apnea, hypoventilation and upper airway resistance syndrome are common causes of morbidity and mortality in childhood. These clinical practice guidelines, intended for use by pediatricians and primary care clinicians, provide a clear recommendation for the diagnosis and management of sleep-disordered breathing, focusing on the most serious disorder, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). These clinical guidelines formulate clear recommendations to identify patients with suspected OSAS. Further, the manuscript will highlight the potential consequences of SBD in children, and how to overcome such difficulties, what could be the therapeutic options, a 12 recommendations and what are the future direction for pediatric sleep medicine.
- Subjects
SLEEP apnea syndromes; HYPOVENTILATION; DIAGNOSIS; CONTINUOUS positive airway pressure; PEDIATRICS
- Publication
Saudi Medical Journal, 2020, Vol 41, Issue 9, p916
- ISSN
0379-5284
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15537/smj.2020.9.25262