PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Al-Shamrani, Abdullah
AU  - Alharbi, Adel S.
TI  - Diagnosis and management of childhood sleep-disordered breathing
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2020.9.25262
DP  - 2020 Sep 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 916--929
VI  - 41
IP  - 9
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/41/9/916.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/41/9/916.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2020 Sep 01; 41
AB  - Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) includes disorders of breathing that affect airway patency, which impair children’s sleep and lead to negative consequences. Obstructive sleep apnea, hypoventilation and upper airway resistance syndrome are common causes of morbidity and mortality in childhood. These clinical practice guidelines, intended for use by pediatricians and primary care clinicians, provide a clear recommendation for the diagnosis and management of sleep-disordered breathing, focusing on the most serious disorder, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). These clinical guidelines formulate clear recommendations to identify patients with suspected OSAS. Further, the manuscript will highlight the potential consequences of SBD in children, and how to overcome such difficulties, what could be the therapeutic options, a 12 recommendations and what are the future direction for pediatric sleep medicine.