Kolstad Tessa K, DelRosso Lourdes M, Tablizo Mary Anne, Witmans Manisha, Cho Yeilim, Sobremonte-King Michelle
School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medcine, University of California San Francisco, Fresno, CA 94143, USA.
Children (Basel). 2024 May 28;11(6):651. doi: 10.3390/children11060651.
Children with Down syndrome (DS) are at high risk of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a polysomnogram (PSG) in children with DS prior to the age of 4. This retrospective study examined the frequency of SDB, gas exchange abnormalities, co-morbidities, and surgical management in children with DS aged 2-4 years old at Seattle Children's Hospital from 2015-2021. A total of 153 children underwent PSG, with 75 meeting the inclusion criteria. The mean age was 3.03 years (SD 0.805), 56% were male, and 54.7% were Caucasian. Comorbidities included (n, %): cardiac (43, 57.3%), dysphagia or aspiration (24, 32.0%), prematurity (17, 22.7%), pulmonary (16, 21.3%), immune dysfunction (2, 2.7%), and hypothyroidism (23, 30.7%). PSG parameter data collected included (mean, SD): obstructive AHI (7.9, 9.4) and central AHI (2.4, 2.4). In total, 94.7% met the criteria for pediatric OSA, 9.5% met the criteria for central apnea, and 9.5% met the criteria for hypoventilation. Only one child met the criteria for hypoxemia. Overall, 60% had surgical intervention, with 88.9% of these being adenotonsillectomy. There was no statistically significant difference in the frequency of OSA at different ages. Children aged 2-4 years with DS have a high frequency of OSA. The most commonly encountered co-morbidities were cardiac and swallowing dysfunction. Among those with OSA, more than half underwent surgical intervention, with improvements in their obstructive apnea hypopnea index, total apnea hypopnea index, oxygen saturation nadir, oxygen desaturation index, total arousal index, and total sleep duration. This highlights the importance of early diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Our study also suggests that adenotonsillar hypertrophy is still a large contributor to upper airway obstruction in this age group.
唐氏综合征(DS)患儿患睡眠呼吸障碍(SDB)的风险很高。美国儿科学会建议对4岁以下的DS患儿进行多导睡眠图(PSG)检查。这项回顾性研究调查了2015年至2021年在西雅图儿童医院就诊的2至4岁DS患儿的SDB频率、气体交换异常、合并症及手术治疗情况。共有153名儿童接受了PSG检查,其中75名符合纳入标准。平均年龄为3.03岁(标准差0.805),56%为男性,54.7%为白种人。合并症包括(例数,%):心脏疾病(43,57.3%)、吞咽困难或误吸(24,32.0%)、早产(17,22.7%)、肺部疾病(16,21.3%)、免疫功能障碍(2,2.7%)和甲状腺功能减退(23,30.7%)。收集的PSG参数数据包括(均值,标准差):阻塞性呼吸暂停低通气指数(7.9,9.4)和中枢性呼吸暂停低通气指数(2.4,2.4)。总计,94.7%符合小儿阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停(OSA)标准,9.5%符合中枢性呼吸暂停标准,9.5%符合通气不足标准。只有一名儿童符合低氧血症标准。总体而言,60%的患儿接受了手术干预,其中88.9%为腺样体扁桃体切除术。不同年龄组的OSA频率无统计学显著差异。2至4岁的DS患儿OSA发生率很高。最常见的合并症是心脏疾病和吞咽功能障碍。在OSA患儿中,超过一半接受了手术干预,其阻塞性呼吸暂停低通气指数、总呼吸暂停低通气指数、最低氧饱和度、氧去饱和指数、总觉醒指数和总睡眠时间均有改善。这凸显了早期诊断和适当治疗的重要性。我们的研究还表明,腺样体扁桃体肥大仍是该年龄组上气道阻塞的主要原因。