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View article: FREQUENCY OF SURGICAL SITE INFECTION POST DECORTICATION
FREQUENCY OF SURGICAL SITE INFECTION POST DECORTICATION Open
Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are among the most frequent and preventable postoperative complications, accounting for significant morbidity, prolonged hospitalization, and financial burden. Although SSIs have been extensively…
View article: 542 Post-Operative Packing of Perianal Abscess Drainage: Has the Postoperative Packing of Perianal Abscess Cavities (PPAC2) Trial Changed Our Practice?
542 Post-Operative Packing of Perianal Abscess Drainage: Has the Postoperative Packing of Perianal Abscess Cavities (PPAC2) Trial Changed Our Practice? Open
Aim The recent PPAC2 trial found that avoiding cavity packing reduced post-operative pain without increasing morbidity. To evaluate adherence to evidence-based practices for perianal abscess treatment a retrospective audit was conducted fr…
View article: 957 To Analyse the Outcomes Post Hartmann’s Procedure and Post-Reversal: Were There Any Complications?
957 To Analyse the Outcomes Post Hartmann’s Procedure and Post-Reversal: Were There Any Complications? Open
Aim A retrospective audit from March 2021 – December 2023 was conducted to evaluate the complications following a Hartmann’s procedure. We also investigated if a reversal was conducted and whether there were any post-operative complication…
View article: Standardized Classification of Infants With Robin Sequence Using MicroNAPS: The Impact of Syndromes and Comorbidities
Standardized Classification of Infants With Robin Sequence Using MicroNAPS: The Impact of Syndromes and Comorbidities Open
Background: MicroNAPS, a classification for infants with Robin sequence (RS) intended to guide treatment decisions, consists of 5 elements: micrognathia, nutrition, airway, palatal clefting, and syndromes/comorbidities. Scoring of the firs…
View article: Management of Persistent, Post-adenotonsillectomy Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline
Management of Persistent, Post-adenotonsillectomy Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline Open
Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder. Although adenotonsillectomy is first-line management for pediatric OSA, up to 40% of children may have persistent OSA. This document provides an…
View article: Expert Consensus Statement: Management of Pediatric Persistent Obstructive Sleep Apnea After Adenotonsillectomy
Expert Consensus Statement: Management of Pediatric Persistent Obstructive Sleep Apnea After Adenotonsillectomy Open
Objective To develop an expert consensus statement regarding persistent pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) focused on quality improvement and clarification of controversies. Persistent OSA was defined as OSA after adenotonsillectomy o…
View article: Small sleepers, big data: leveraging big data to explore sleep-disordered breathing in infants and young children
Small sleepers, big data: leveraging big data to explore sleep-disordered breathing in infants and young children Open
Study Objectives Infants represent an understudied minority in sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) research and yet the disease can have a significant impact on health over the formative years of neurocognitive development that follow. Herein…
View article: 0998 Health Care Utilization of Pediatric Sleep Disorders in Cerner Health Facts Database
0998 Health Care Utilization of Pediatric Sleep Disorders in Cerner Health Facts Database Open
Introduction This study was aimed to identify health care utilization of sleep disorders in pediatrics and adults by using Cerner health facts database. Methods Health facts database has unidentified health records from all the participati…
View article: 0956 Vitamin D and Sleep in Children
0956 Vitamin D and Sleep in Children Open
Introduction The impact of vitamin D on human health including sleep has been well described in adults. Its deficiency has been associated with multiple sleep disorders such as decrease in sleep duration, worsening of sleep quality and eve…
View article: 0889 Utility of Pulse Wave Amplitude in Detecting Arousals in Children
0889 Utility of Pulse Wave Amplitude in Detecting Arousals in Children Open
Introduction Identifying and scoring arousals are crucial to score hypopneas and respiratory efforts related arousals (RERAs). At the same time, children’s sleep architecture appears to be more stable compared to adults which makes it more…
View article: 1023 Resolution of Idiopathic Central Sleep Apnea after Prolonged Treatment with Acetazolamide: A Case Report
1023 Resolution of Idiopathic Central Sleep Apnea after Prolonged Treatment with Acetazolamide: A Case Report Open
Idiopathic central sleep apnea (ICSA) is caused by instability of the control of breathing particularly in the transition from wakefulness to sleep. Literature regarding management of ICSA in children is limited. Current reported managemen…
View article: 0768 Assessing Readiness to Drive in Adolescents with Narcolepsy: What Are Providers Doing?
0768 Assessing Readiness to Drive in Adolescents with Narcolepsy: What Are Providers Doing? Open
There are no universally accepted guidelines for assessing driving readiness in adolescents with narcolepsy. The purpose of the present study was to survey pediatric sleep medicine providers regarding their current practice patterns for as…
View article: 0812 The Restless Sleeper: Associations Between Clinical Symptoms, Ferritin Level, And Limb Movements
0812 The Restless Sleeper: Associations Between Clinical Symptoms, Ferritin Level, And Limb Movements Open
Iron status is an important aspect of the evaluation of children with restless leg syndrome, periodic limb movement disorder, or clinically restless sleep. While there is clear data in adults to support this relationship, the data in child…
View article: 0722 Predictors of Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Infants
0722 Predictors of Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Infants Open
Currently there are no standardized guidelines for diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in infants. Symptoms and disease pathophysiology differ from older children and are poorly understood. Herein we attempt to charac…