Nonâinvasive ventilation in complex obstructive sleep apnea â A 15âyear experience of a pediatric tertiary center

Nonâinvasive ventilation in complex obstructive sleep apnea â A 15âyear experience of a pediatric tertiary center

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects approximately 1â3% of pediatric population and is associated with significant morbidity. As adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) is its primary cause in children, elective adenotonsillectomy is the first treatment of choice. Noninvasive ventilation (NI...

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Main Authors: I.C. Girbal, C. Gonçalves, T. Nunes, R. Ferreira, L. Pereira, A. Saianda, T. Bandeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0873215913001098

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