Continuous positive airway pressure for long-term treatment of sleep apnea.
Severe obstructive sleep apnea in a child with cleft palate and micrognathia developed after soft-palate repair. Continuous positive airway pressure applied to the nose during sleep corrected the abnormalities of sleep and breathing. Long-term treatment produced a remission of all symptoms. Proper technique was important. Continuous positive airway pressure was effective in treating obstructive sleep apnea in this child, and long-term treatment was implemented in the home.
D000293:Adolescent; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008397:Masks; D008844:Micrognathism / Q000150:complications; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*