Airway Resistance in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Conclusions:Children with OSAS have elevated AR that decreases after treatment. This is likely because of upper airway loading secondary to adenotonsillar hypertrophy and may contribute to the increased frequency of respiratory diseases in untreated children with OSAS.Citation:Tapia IE, Marcus CL, McDonough JM, Kim JY, Cornaglia MA, Xiao R, Allen JL. Airway resistance in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. SLEEP 2016;39(4):793–799.
Source: Sleep - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research