• Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis · Sep 2019

    Practice Guideline

    Guidelines of the French Society of Otorhinolaryngology. Role of the ENT specialist in the diagnosis of childhood obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). Part 1: Interview and physical examination.

    • J C Leclere, R Marianowski, P J Monteyrol, M Akkari, F Chalumeau, P Fayoux, N Leboulanger, P Franco, V Couloigner, and M Mondain.
    • Service d'ORL et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, hôpital Morvan, université de Bretagne Occidentale, CHRU Brest, 29200 Brest, France. Electronic address: leclere.jean-christophe@hotmail.fr.
    • Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis. 2019 Sep 1; 136 (4): 301-305.

    ObjectivesTo present the 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines of the French Society of Otorhinolaryngology concerning the role of the ENT specialist in the diagnosis of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome. This article focuses specifically on medical history and physical examination.MethodsA multidisciplinary work-group drew up a first version of the guidelines, graded according to level of evidence following the GRADE grading system. The final version was obtained by including the suggestions and comments from the editorial group.ResultsAt the end of the process, guidelines were established and graded regarding the following points: interview and analysis of the various interview scores recommended in the literature; clinical examination with awake upper-airway endoscopy; and indications for referral to non-ENT specialists.Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.

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