OBESITY AND SLEEP-RELATED PATHOLOGY IN CHILDREN
Obesity is a public health problem, with an important increase in prevalence in the last decades, pediatric population also fi ts these characteristics. Among the systemic complications of obesity is included the sleep – related respiratory pathology. The association obstructive sleep apnea – obes...
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| author | Oana Iaru Mihaela Oros D. Oraseanu |
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| description | Obesity is a public health problem, with an important increase in prevalence in the last decades, pediatric
population also fi ts these characteristics. Among the systemic complications of obesity is included the sleep –
related respiratory pathology. The association obstructive sleep apnea – obesity is suspected in a child who
snores, has sleep fragmentation and breathing pauses, but the diagnosis is confi rmed using polysomnography.
Obstructive sleep apnea has many kinds of complications (increased by the association with obesity) – cardiac,
metabolic, neurocognitive, all of them affecting the quality of life. The treatment of obstructive sleep apnea includes weight loss, adenotonsillectomy and CPAP ventilation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b26939282ab4371934f5db8af7794142022-12-21T23:12:39ZengAmaltea Medical Publishing HouseRomanian Journal of Pediatrics1454-03982069-61752015-03-01641101310.37897/RJP.2015.1.2OBESITY AND SLEEP-RELATED PATHOLOGY IN CHILDRENOana Iaru0Mihaela Oros1D. Oraseanu2Pediatrics Department, „Grigore Alexandrescu“ Emergency Children’s Hospital, Bucharest„Medicover“ Hospital, BucharestPediatrics Department, „Grigore Alexandrescu“ Emergency Children’s Hospital, BucharestObesity is a public health problem, with an important increase in prevalence in the last decades, pediatric population also fi ts these characteristics. Among the systemic complications of obesity is included the sleep – related respiratory pathology. The association obstructive sleep apnea – obesity is suspected in a child who snores, has sleep fragmentation and breathing pauses, but the diagnosis is confi rmed using polysomnography. Obstructive sleep apnea has many kinds of complications (increased by the association with obesity) – cardiac, metabolic, neurocognitive, all of them affecting the quality of life. The treatment of obstructive sleep apnea includes weight loss, adenotonsillectomy and CPAP ventilation.https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_PEDIATRICS/Revista_Romana_de_PEDIATRIE-2015-Nr.1/EN/RJP_2015_1_EN_Art-02.pdfobesityobstructive sleep apnea |
| spellingShingle | Oana Iaru Mihaela Oros D. Oraseanu OBESITY AND SLEEP-RELATED PATHOLOGY IN CHILDREN Romanian Journal of Pediatrics obesity obstructive sleep apnea |
| title | OBESITY AND SLEEP-RELATED PATHOLOGY IN CHILDREN |
| title_full | OBESITY AND SLEEP-RELATED PATHOLOGY IN CHILDREN |
| title_fullStr | OBESITY AND SLEEP-RELATED PATHOLOGY IN CHILDREN |
| title_full_unstemmed | OBESITY AND SLEEP-RELATED PATHOLOGY IN CHILDREN |
| title_short | OBESITY AND SLEEP-RELATED PATHOLOGY IN CHILDREN |
| title_sort | obesity and sleep related pathology in children |
| topic | obesity obstructive sleep apnea |
| url | https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_PEDIATRICS/Revista_Romana_de_PEDIATRIE-2015-Nr.1/EN/RJP_2015_1_EN_Art-02.pdf |
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