Characteristics of children under 2 years of age undergoing tonsillectomy for upper airway obstruction

摘要

Introduction: To study characteristics of children less than 2 years who underwent a tonsillectomy for sleep disordered breathing (SDB) or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to assess for factors associated with requesting a preoperative polysomnogram (PSG) and to identify predictors of upper airway obstruction in this group.