Effect of Adenotonsillectomy on Parent-Reported Sleepiness in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Conclusions:Sleepiness assessed by parent report was prevalent; improved more after eAT than after WWSC; and was not strongly predicted by sleep disturbances identified by PSG.Clinical Trial Registration:Childhood Adenotonsillectomy Study for Children with OSA (CHAT). ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier #NCT00560859.Citation:Paruthi S, Buchanan P, Weng J, Chervin RD, Mitchell RB, Dore-Stites D, Sadhwani A, Katz ES, Bent J, Rosen CL, Redline S, Marcus CL. Effect of adenotonsillectomy on parent-reported sleepiness in children with obstructive sleep apnea.SLEEP 2016;39(11):2005–2012.
Source: Sleep - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research