ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Diagnosis of Paediatric Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing beyond Polysomnography.
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- Exploring the Relationship between Inhaled Corticosteroid Usage, Asthma Severity, and Sleep-Disordered Breathing: A Systematic Literature Review.Advances in respiratory medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Screening for paediatric sleep disordered breathing in the dental setting: a scoping review.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2026Article
- Prevalence of Sleep-related Breathing Disorders in Children and Its Correlation with Oral Health Status Using FAIREST-6: Cross-sectional Study.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2025Article
- Managing Complexity in Rett Syndrome with a Focus on Respiratory Involvement: A Tertiary Center Experience.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Feasibility and clinical utility of daytime polysomnography performed in NICU to diagnose sleep disordered breathing in infants.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Observational
- Fathoming the scientific paradox of intangibles: protocol reappraisal for optimizing cognitive outcomes in faciocraniosynostosis-an institutional experience.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025Article
- Comparing home polysomnography with transcutaneous COJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2025Article
- Craniofacial anatomical determinants of pediatric sleep-disordered breathing: A comprehensive review.Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists · 2025Review
- Clinical significance of serum interleukin-4, interleukin-12, interleukin-13, and transforming growth factor-β levels in children with sleep-disordered breathing.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- Parental obesity, health determinants, and cardiometabolic risk according to sleep duration in schoolchildren: analysis through structural equations.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Prioritising Polysomnography in Children with Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Key Roles of Symptom Onset and Sleep Questionnaire Scores.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Clinical predictors of moderate-to-severe pediatric obstructive sleep apnea.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- A narrative review on obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome in paediatric population.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
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Abstract
Obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has significant impacts on health, and therefore, a timely and accurate diagnosis is crucial for effective management and intervention. This narrative review provides an overview of the current approaches utilised in the diagnosis of SDB in children. Diagnostic methods for SDB in children involve a combination of clinical assessment, medical history evaluation, questionnaires, and objective measurements. Polysomnography (PSG) is the diagnostic gold standard. It records activity of brain and tibial and submental muscles, heart rhythm, eye movements, oximetry, oronasal airflow, abdominal and chest movements, body position. Despite its accuracy, it is a time-consuming and expensive tool. Respiratory polygraphy instead monitors cardiorespiratory function without simultaneously assessing sleep and wakefulness; it is more affordable than PSG, but few paediatric studies compare these techniques and there is optional recommendation in children. Nocturnal oximetry is a simple and accessible exam that has high predictive value only for children at high risk. The daytime nap PSG, despite the advantage of shorter duration and lower costs, is not accurate for predicting SDB. Few paediatric data support the use of home testing during sleep. Finally, laboratory biomarkers and radiological findings are potentially useful hallmarks of SDB, but further investigations are needed to standardise their use in clinical practice.
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