2009
Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children in a General Population Sample: Prevalence and Risk Factors
Bixler E, Vgontzas A, Lin H, Liao D, Calhoun S, Vela-Bueno A, Fedok F, Vlasic V, Graff G. Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children in a General Population Sample: Prevalence and Risk Factors. Sleep 2009, 32: 731-736. PMID: 19544748, PMCID: PMC2690559, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/32.6.731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleep-disordered breathingWaist circumferenceRisk factorsDisordered breathingNasal abnormalitiesRisk factors of sleep-disordered breathingLevels of sleep-disordered breathingSeverity of sleep-disordered breathingModerate sleep-disordered breathingResponse rateIndependent risk factorLocal elementary school childrenClinically meaningful criteriaTonsil sizeSchool childrenOtolaryngological examinationPulmonary evaluationHistory/physical examinationSleep laboratoryMetabolic factorsWaistElementary school childrenSample of elementary school childrenCircumferencePrevalence
2001
Radiofrequency tissue reduction of the palate in patients with moderate sleep-disordered breathing.
Brown D, Kerr P, Kryger M. Radiofrequency tissue reduction of the palate in patients with moderate sleep-disordered breathing. Journal Of Otolaryngology 2001, 30: 193-8. PMID: 11771028, DOI: 10.2310/7070.2001.19696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModerate sleep-disordered breathingSleep-disordered breathingApnea-hypopnea indexMild sleep-disordered breathingRadiofrequency tissue ablationRadiofrequency tissue reductionSt. Boniface HospitalClinically significant differencesResponse to treatmentEpworth Sleepiness ScalePost-treatment groupSoft palate tissueApnea-HypopneaArousal indexClinical efficacyEffects of treatmentPalatal tissueSoft palateFollow-upTissue reductionDaytime sleepinessRadiofrequency energySleepiness ScalePatientsSleep parameters
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