RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in children with sickle cell disease at a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 616
OP 620
DO 10.15537/smj.2017.6.19492
VO 38
IS 6
A1 Tahani Al-Otaibi
A1 Mansour Al-Qwaiee
A1 Huda Faraidi
A1 Fatima Batniji
A1 Faisal Al-Otaibi
A1 Adel Al-Harbi
YR 2017
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/38/6/616.abstract
AB Objectives: To assess the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in Saudi children with sickle cell disease at a tertiary hospital in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) using nocturnal polysomnography.Methods: A prospective cross-section study was conducted between 2012 and 2016 in 65 children aged between 2-14 years at Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, KSA with sickle cell disease. Patients answered a pediatric sleep questionnaire with the help of an accompanying caregiver and underwent polysomnography in the same night.Results: The final sample included 65 children. Median age was 8.1 years. There were 32 boys (49.2%) and 33 girls (50.8%). Mean hemoglobin was 8.6 (p=0.37) and mean body mass index was 15.6 (p=0.36). The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea was 80% (52 patients) using an apnea hypopnea index cutoff of ≥1 and 7.7% (5 patients) using an apnea hypopnea index cutoff of ≥5. Results from the pediatric sleep questionnaire were snoring (73.8%), apnea (32.8%), and bedwetting (46%).Conclusion: Obstructive sleep apnea is common in children with sickle cell disease.