Postsurgical behaviors in children with and without symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing

Perioperative Medicine

Louise M O’Brien¹  Terri Voepel-Lewis²  Alan R Tait² 

[1] Michael S. Aldridge Sleep Disorders Center, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA;Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA

关键词: Children;    Obstructive sleep apnea;    Sleep-disordered breathing;    Postoperative behaviors;    Pediatric surgery;   

Others  :  1132059
DOI  :  10.1186/2047-0525-3-8

 received in 2014-08-11, accepted in 2014-09-23,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Although some children undergo formal preoperative testing for obstructive sleep apnea, it is likely that many children present for surgery with undetected sleep-related disorders. Given that these children may be at increased risk during the perioperative period, this study was designed to compare postoperative behaviors between those with and without symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).

Methods

This study represents a secondary analysis of data from a study examining the effect of SDB on perioperative respiratory adverse events in children. Parents of children aged 2–14 years completed the Sleep-Related Breathing Disorder (SRBD) subscale of the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire prior to surgery. Children were classified as having SDB if they had a positive score (≥0.33) on the SRBD subscale. Seven to ten days following surgery, the SRBD subscale was re-administered to the parents who also completed the Children’s Post Hospitalization Behavior Questionnaire. Children were classified as exhibiting increased problematic behaviors if their postoperative behaviors were considered to be “more/much more” relative to normal.

Results

Three hundred thirty-seven children were included in this study. Children with SDB were significantly more likely to exhibit problematic behaviors following surgery compared with children without SDB. Logistic regression identified adenotonsillectomy (OR 9.89 [3.2–30.9], P < 0.01) and posthospital daytime sleepiness (OR 2.8 [1.3–5.9], P < 0.01) as risk factors for postoperative problematic behaviors.

Conclusions

Children presenting for surgery with symptoms of SDB have an increased risk for problematic behaviors following surgery. These results are potentially important in questioning whether the observed increase in problematic behaviors is biologically grounded in SDB or simply a response to poor sleep habits/hygiene.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Tait et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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