Untangling Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Adenotonsillectomy, and Weight-Beyond the Surgery

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Oct 1;150(10):867-868. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2024.2555.

Authors

Nikhila P Raol^{1

2}, David F Smith^{3

4}, Derek J Lam⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
² Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia.
³ University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
⁴ Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
⁵ Oregon Health and Science University, Portland.

PMID: 39172485
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2024.2555

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adenoidectomy*
Body Weight
Child
Humans
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / surgery
Tonsillectomy*