Is polysomnography required prior to tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy for diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea versus mild sleep disordered breathing in children?
Yellon
Robert F
RF
Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. robert.yellon@chp.edu
D000233:Adenoidectomy / Q000592:standards*; D000234:Adenoids / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology*; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000592:standards*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000592:standards*