Overnight oximetry in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy: a single center experience

Abstract Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common indication for adenotonsillectomy in children. Home-based sleep oximetry continues to be used in the diagnosis of pediatric OSA despite a lack of correlation with lab-based polysomnography. This study investigates whether factors i...

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Main Authors: C. Carrie Liu, Kathleen H. Chaput, Valerie Kirk, Warren Yunker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40463-019-0391-2