Between March and December 2014, 85 PSGs were performed on 70 children hospitalized at a single medical center (NYU Langone Medical Center) in the general pediatrics unit (15 patients), the pediatric intensive care unit (50 patients), or the neonatal intensive care unit (five patients). Nine patients were studied on more than one occasion to monitor changes in respiratory parameters and sleep variables following treatment interventions. Exclusion criteria were the presence of acute exacerbation of respiratory decompensation or acute infections.
Parental consent was obtained for every sleep study. Demographics, before admission diagnoses, PSG indications, findings, and interventions were retrospectively collected.
No sedation was used during sleep studies. PSG was performed 24 hours after bronchoscopy, so that the sedation effect on PSG parameters was eliminated.
Sleep studies were performed in all children with their baseline home respiratory status. These patients were hospitalized specifically to perform sleep studies. PSG was ordered by a pediatric pulmonologist or sleep specialist for diagnosing sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea and assessing respiratory status (e.g., oxygenation, respiratory rate, degree of hypoventilation) and to guide in treatment options based on its results.
Most of the patients were residents of nursing homes with constant access to skilled nursing care that included tube feeding and suctioning, oxygen delivery, ventilatory assistance, and cough assist. Because skilled nursing care is not available in standard sleep laboratories, patients with medical complexities were hospitalized to the general pediatrics floor or the pediatric intensive care unit to perform these sleep studies.
Sleep studies were performed by certified sleep technologists, who were present during the entire procedure at the bedside. All patients were kept in single rooms, thus sleep interruption during the procedure was minimized. Sleep studies were successfully completed in all patients.
All patients underwent PSGs according to established American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) guidelines.7 The data were analyzed after approval of the institutional review board of the institution.
Between March and December 2014, 85 PSGs were performed on 70 children hospitalized at a single medical center (NYU Langone Medical Center) in the general pediatrics unit (15 patients), the pediatric intensive care unit (50 patients), or the neonatal intensive care unit (five patients). Nine patients were studied on more than one occasion to monitor changes in respiratory parameters and sleep variables following treatment interventions. Exclusion criteria were the presence of acute exacerbation of respiratory decompensation or acute infections.Parental consent was obtained for every sleep study. Demographics, before admission diagnoses, PSG indications, findings, and interventions were retrospectively collected.No sedation was used during sleep studies. PSG was performed 24 hours after bronchoscopy, so that the sedation effect on PSG parameters was eliminated.Sleep studies were performed in all children with their baseline home respiratory status. These patients were hospitalized specifically to perform sleep studies. PSG was ordered by a pediatric pulmonologist or sleep specialist for diagnosing sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea and assessing respiratory status (e.g., oxygenation, respiratory rate, degree of hypoventilation) and to guide in treatment options based on its results.Most of the patients were residents of nursing homes with constant access to skilled nursing care that included tube feeding and suctioning, oxygen delivery, ventilatory assistance, and cough assist. Because skilled nursing care is not available in standard sleep laboratories, patients with medical complexities were hospitalized to the general pediatrics floor or the pediatric intensive care unit to perform these sleep studies.Sleep studies were performed by certified sleep technologists, who were present during the entire procedure at the bedside. All patients were kept in single rooms, thus sleep interruption during the procedure was minimized. Sleep studies were successfully completed in all patients.All patients underwent PSGs according to established American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) guidelines.7 The data were analyzed after approval of the institutional review board of the institution.
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