ReviewNature and science of sleep2013
Obstructive sleep apnea in children: a critical update.
Review in Nature and science of sleep, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 122 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Follow-up Studies of PS and OSAHS in Chinese Children
Validity and Cost-effectiveness Analysis of a Home Respiratory Polygraphy for the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children (DINISAS)
Factors Correlated With Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children and Adolescents Diagnosed by Polysomnography: Cross-sectional Study
Brain Changes in Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Who cites it
122 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 255 citations in OpenAlex.
- Severity-related association between sleep-disordered breathing and nocturnal enuresis in children and adolescents and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Risk Factors of Residual Obstructive Sleep Apnea After Adenotonsillectomy in Children: Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Pooled it
- Current role of artificial intelligence and machine learning: is their application feasible in pediatric upper airway obstructive disorders?European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Anthropometric measures and obstructive sleep apnea in children and adolescents: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Pooled it
- Association between mean platelet volume and obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: A systemic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Cardiovascular implications in adolescent and young adult hypertension.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Mean platelet volume levels in children with sleep-disordered breathing: a meta-analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2020Pooled it
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- Diagnostic capability of biological markers in assessment of obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2015Pooled it
- A randomized controlled trial comparing treatment efficacy between rapid maxillary expansion and adenotonsillectomy in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Trial
- Effect of different head-high lateral extubation on adverse reactions in the peri-extubation period of pediatric OSAS surgery under general anesthesia.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Trial
- Cognitive parameters in children with mild obstructive sleep disordered breathing.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2021Trial
- Gluten-free diet may improve obstructive sleep apnea-related symptoms in children with celiac disease.BMC pediatrics · 2018Trial
- Utility of Preoperative Cardiac Workup for Children With Very Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea.The Laryngoscope · 2026Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of biological markers for detecting obstructive sleep apnoea.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Sleep-Related Respiratory Disruption is Associated with Altered Spindle Morphology and Poorer Attention in Children.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- The morphologies and aerodynamic characteristics of the upper airway in class II adolescents with different minimum cross-sectional area.Clinical oral investigations · 2026Observational
- Bridging Data, Semantics, and Clinical Reasoning: A Knowledge Graph Framework for Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Craniofacial and occlusal phenotypes associated with questionnaire-defined risk of sleep-disordered breathing in children: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Maxillary Arch Expansion and Adenotonsillectomy in Prepubertal Children Diagnosed with Paediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: An Interventional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
62 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children is a highly prevalent disorder caused by a conglomeration of complex pathophysiological processes, leading to recurrent upper airway dysfunction during sleep. The clinical relevance of OSA resides in its association with significant morbidities that affect the cardiovascular, neurocognitive, and metabolic systems. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently reiterated its recommendations that children with symptoms and signs suggestive of OSA should be investigated with polysomnography (PSG), and treated accordingly. However, treatment decisions should not only be guided by PSG results, but should also integrate the magnitude of symptoms and the presence or absence of risk factors and signs of OSA morbidity. The first-line therapy in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy is adenotonsillectomy, although there is increasing evidence that medical therapy, in the form of intranasal steroids or montelukast, may be considered in mild OSA. In this review, we delineate the major concepts regarding the pathophysiology of OSA, its morbidity, diagnosis, and treatment.
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