Ambulatory tonsillectomy for children with severe obstructive sleep apnea without risk factors

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OBJECTIVES: Recommendations for polysomnography (PSG) in pediatric sleep disordered breathing (SDB) vary between the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). We determined the rates of preoperative PSG in children without risk factors outlined in the AAO-HNS Clinical Practice Guidelines and described the postoperative course of those patients following T&A.

METHODS: Patients aged 3-17 undergoing T&A for SDB or OSA who did not have an indication for preoperative PSG were included. We conducted retrospective review to describe the rate, type, and timing of respiratory complications for patients with and without PSG following T&A, and discuss cases where disposition was changed due to PSG results.

RESULTS: 1135 patients without risk factors underwent T&A for SDB or OSA. 196 (17%) had a preoperative PSG, of whom 85 (43.3%) had AHI >10 and 38 (24.8%) had an O2 nadir <80%. 69 (85%) patients with PSG-diagnosed severe OSA were admitted overnight. Of the entire cohort, 5 patients (0.44%) had hypoxemia requiring blow-by oxygen or repositioning. 4 (0.43%) patients without PSG experienced respiratory events and were converted to overnight stay. The timing of respiratory events for all children ranged from immediately following extubation in the operating room to 3 h postoperatively.

CONCLUSION: PSG in children without risk factors results in admission of otherwise healthy patients following T&A who would have otherwise undergone ambulatory surgery. PSG alone in pediatric patients with no AAO-HNS risk factors should not influence postoperative disposition. These patients should be monitored for 3 h post-T&A and discharged in the absence of complications.

EVIDENCE LEVEL: 2b.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

American journal of otolaryngology - 41(2020), 4 vom: 15. Juli, Seite 102467

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kong, Derek K [VerfasserIn]
Kong, Amanda M [VerfasserIn]
Wasserman, Isaac [VerfasserIn]
Villavisanis, Dillan F [VerfasserIn]
Hackett, Alyssa M [VerfasserIn]

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Clinical practice guidelines
Journal Article
Obstructive sleep apnea
Polysomnography

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Date Completed 27.10.2020

Date Revised 15.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102467

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NLM30819828X