Application of drug-induced sleep endoscopy in infants with dynamic upper airway collapse.

Qing Wei, Ruimin Yang, Xun Chen, Xiang Yi, Jing Liu, Yan Li

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Qing Wei *Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.

Ruimin Yang *Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.

Xun ChenDepartment of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.

Xiang YiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.

Jing LiuDepartment of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.

Yan LiDepartment of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.

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Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the utility and safety of drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) in infants with suspected dynamic upper airway collapse. Methods: Infants with suspected dynamic upper airway collapse were enrolled in the study. All subjects developed clinical symptoms within the first year of life. Each subject underwent both awake endoscopy (AE) and DISE. Endoscopic findings and sedation strategies for DISE were recorded. The diagnostic rate of dynamic upper airway collapse was compared between the DISE and AE. Adverse events during DISE were also recorded. Results: (1) A total of 21 cases were included. The median age at the time of bronchoscopy was 4.0 months. (2) For the cases beyond neonatal age ( Conclusions: DISE was found to be a feasible and safe procedure in infants with suspected dynamic upper airway collapse. Compared with AE, DISE significantly improved the diagnostic rate of laryngomalacia and appeared to be a more reliable method to diagnose pharyngeal airway collapse, especially retropalatal and hypopharynx collapse.

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drug-induced sleep endoscopydynamic upper airway collapseinfantlaryngomalaciamidazolampharyngeal airway collapse

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PMID41080048

DOI10.3389/fped.2025.1614895

PMCPMC12509733

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