title: Outcome, risk, and error and the child with obstructive sleep apnea.
abstract: Adenotonsillectomy is the mainstay of treatment for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). However, there is evidence that the child with severe OSAS is at increased risk of respiratory compromise. The most difficult risk factor to assess is the severity of OSAS, and these difficulties are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre/Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada. karen.brown@mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Karen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality / Q000592:standards*; D000367:Age Factors; D000758:Anesthesia; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D019300:Medical Errors; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D017286:Polysomnography; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D012307:Risk Factors; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000601:surgery*; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality / Q000592:standards*; D016896:Treatment Outcome