title: Diagnosis and treatment of sleep related breathing disorders in children: 2007 to 2011.
abstract: Sleep related breathing disorders (SRBD) have historically been under-recognised and under-treated. Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) affects approximately 3% of children. In line with the increased recognition of SRBD there has been an increase in demand for diagnostic services. We determined the awareness of SRBD amongst Irish paediatricians, examined the provision of sleep services to children throughout the country between 2007 and 2011 and audited diagnostic sleep services in a tertiary centre in 2011. Amongst respondents there was an awareness of SRBD but a poor understanding of diagnostic evaluation with 31/46 (67) referring to inappropriate services. There has been a sharp increase in both diagnostic sleep tests (433-1793 [414]) and in the use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) (31-186 [627]) for treatment of SRBD between 2007 and 2011. Paediatric sleep services are organized in an ad-hoc manner nationally with significant service variation. The use of domiciliary overnight oximetry reduced the requirement for more formal polysomnography by 70%.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Walsh
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Phelan
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Phelan
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Ryan
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Healy
authors: D M
authors: DM
authors: Slattery
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Elnazir
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Greally
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Linnane
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Ní Chróinín
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Mullane
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Herzig
authors: D W
authors: DW
authors: Cox
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Javadpour
authors: P
authors: P
authors: McNally
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003954:Diagnostic Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003948:Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System; D019468:Disease Management; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy