Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Therapeutic Options and Challenges

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome

Paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea.

Department of Otolaryngology, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough TS4 3BW Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow G3 8SJ Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP Department of Anaesthesia, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough TS4 3BW Correspondence to: S Powell steven_m_powe...

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome

Obstructive sleep apnoea.

Obstructive sleep apnoea and anaesthesia

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) correlates positively with obesity and age, both of which are becoming increasingly prevalent. Obstructive sleep apnoea occurs much more frequently in clinical practice than formerly diagnosed, and that this condition represents complex challenges for difficulty in mask ventilation, laryngoscopic intubation, accelerated arterial desaturation, postoperative monitor...