Polysomnography should be required both before and after adenotonsillectomy for childhood sleep disordered breathing.
Hoban
Timothy F
TF
The Michael S. Aldrich Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Pediatrics, Women's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0203, USA. thoban@umich.edu
D000233:Adenoidectomy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D017286:Polysomnography; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures