Adenotonsillectomy outcomes in treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in children: A multicenter retrospective study

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 182, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 676-683

  Bhattacharjee, Rakesh ^a,j   Kheirandish Gozal, Leila ^a,i   Spruyt, Karen ^a,i   Mitchell, Ron B ^b   Promchiarak, Jungrak ^c   Simakajornboon, Narong ^c   Kaditis, Athanasios G ^d   Splaingard, Deborah ^e   Splaingard, Mark ^e   Brooks, Lee J ^f   Marcus, Carole L ^f   Sin, Sanghun ^g   Arens, Raanan ^g   Verhulst, Stijn L ^h   Gozal, David ^a,i  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^e NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^g ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^j HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Adenoidectomy; Obstructive; Pediatrics; Sleep apnea; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NIGHT; OBESITY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; INFANT; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957716893     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200912-1930OC     Document Type: Article

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