A CLINICAL STUDY AND
POLYSOMNOGRAPHY (PSG) ON OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME IN CHILDREN
Liu Dabo
Guangzhou Childern¡¯s
Hospital, Guangdong, China
Objective: To evaluate the clinical
features and methods for diagnosis and the treatment and PSG of obstructive
sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in children.
Methods: Sixty cases with OSAS
were reviewed and all patients were examined by PSG for LAT, AHI, TcSO2, et
all 22 items.
Results: Adenotonsillan
hypertrophy and the loud snoring during sleep were found in all cases. LAT
65.2+51.2s, AH19.6+9, the Oxygen desaturation 74.4+
15.2%.
Conclusion: 1) Adenotonsillan
hypertrophy is thought to be important causes for OSAS is children. 2) The
loud snoring often choking and apnea or hypoventilation during sleep were
characteristics of OSAS in the childern. 3) Most children are successfully
treated for OSAS by tonsillectomy and adenoideatomy. 4) Diagnosis depends
on Polysomnography.