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ArticleJournal of neonatal biology2017

Impact of Infant-Polysomnography Studies on Discharge Management and Outcomes: A 5 Year Experience from a Tertiary Care Unit.

Ahmed Fageer Osman, Biju Thomas, Nakul Singh, Marc Collin, Prem Singh Shekhawat

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Article in Journal of neonatal biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Practical Application of Polysomnography in Infants.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025
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5 authors.

Ahmed Fageer OsmanDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, USA.
Biju ThomasDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, USA.
Nakul SinghDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, USA.
Marc CollinDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, USA.
Prem Singh ShekhawatDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, USA.

Funding

CTSA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCHUL1RR024989 · NCRR · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI DAVIS, PAMELA B · 2007 to 2011
$53.7M
Zosuquidar trihydrochloride for acute myeloid leukemia &refractory anemiaM01RR000080 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND · PI DAVIS, PAMELA B · 1985 to 2007
$22.2M
NCRR NIH HHS M01 RR000080NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR024989
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the impact of infant-polysomnography studies performed in the NICU on management and outcomes. STUDY

designRetrospective study to collect demographics and data on infant-polysomnography studies between Jan 2010 to Dec 2014.

results110 premature neonates had polysomnography study performed at 36.9 ± 2.5 weeks post menstrual age. Almost all the studies were read as abnormal and 95% of the studied infants were discharged home on a cardiorespiratory monitor. 20% of the subjects had apnea >20 s, 18% had apnea of 15-20 s and 50% of infants had apnea of 10-15 s. 24.5% infants were discharged home on caffeine, 28% on metoclopramide and 24% on antacids. There were 11 readmissions for apparent life threatening events with no until 6 month-corrected age. There was no association between polysomnography results and readmission. There was a decline in polysomnography studies performed each year.

conclusionCardiorespiratory monitoring, medications and polysomnography studies do not predict outcomes.

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Acute life threatening eventHome monitoringInfant apneaPolysomnography

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PMID30294505
PMCPMC6169804

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