Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
Indian J Pediatr. 2010 Jan;77(1):81-5. doi: 10.1007/s12098-009-0266-z.
For over 100 years obstructive sleep apnea has been recognized as a clinical entity in adults and more recently in children. A comprehensive review of the literature of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea was conducted using a PubMed search for original research articles. Bibliographies of these articles were reviewed for additional relevant articles not identified by the initial PubMed search. This article reviews the epidemiology, pathogenesis and risk factors, clinical features, diagnostic evaluation and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in children. All physicians who provide care for children should be aware of the unique features of obstructive sleep apnea in children and the appropriate management.
100 多年来，阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停在成人中已被确认为一种临床病症，最近在儿童中也被发现。使用 PubMed 搜索原始研究文章，对儿科阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停的文献进行了全面回顾。查阅这些文章的参考文献，以寻找初始 PubMed 搜索未发现的其他相关文章。本文回顾了儿童阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停的流行病学、发病机制和危险因素、临床特征、诊断评估和治疗。所有为儿童提供护理的医生都应该了解儿童阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停的独特特征和适当的管理。
