在患有高风险阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停的儿童中,腺切除术后的术后呼吸道并发症

Yann-Fuu Kou1,2, Jonathan R Korpon1, Helene Dabbous1,2

  • 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.

概括

患有高风险阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停 (OSA) 的儿童接受腺切除术,面临呼吸道并发症. 手术前的多睡眠图 (PSG) 发现,如高呼吸暂停-呼吸暂停指数 (AHI) 和异常的氧气/二氧化碳水平,预测了这些风险.

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