Systematic review of site of obstruction identification and non-CPAP treatment options for children with persistent pediatric obstructive sleep apnea

Autor: P. Vairavan Manickam, Emily F. Boss, Sally R. Shott, Aliza P. Cohen, Jareen Meinzen-Derr, Stacey L. Ishman, Raouf S. Amin
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: The Laryngoscope. 126:491-500
ISSN: 0023-852X
DOI: 10.1002/lary.25459
Popis: Objectives/Hypothesis Although adenotonsillectomy is accepted as a first-line therapy for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), there is currently no consensus regarding optimal methods for identifying the sites of obstruction or treatment of children with persistent disease after surgery. With this in mind, our aim was to systematically review the English-language literature pertaining to these issues. Study Design Systematic review. Methods We searched all indexed years of Pubmed, Cochrane CENTRAL, DynaMed, UpToDate, CINAHL, and Scopus for English-language articles containing original human data, with ≥ 7 participants, all
Databáze: OpenAIRE