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Abstract

Objective:

To determine whether nonsupine sleep improves obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in infants with cleft palate undergoing polysomnography (PSG).

Design:

Retrospective chart review.

Setting:

Tertiary care pediatric hospital.

Patients:

Twenty-seven infants (1 month to 1 year) with cleft palate with or without cleft lip (CP ± L) undergoing PSG testing for suspected OSA were included.

Main Outcome Measures:

Polysomnography measures included obstructive apnea–hypopnea index (OAHI), central apnea–hypopnea index (CAHI), oxygen saturation (SpO₂) nadir, SpO₂, and end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO₂).

Results:

Twenty-three PSGs with at least 20 minutes of sleep in both the supine and the nonsupine positions were analyzed. The supine OAHI (mean: 16.8 events/hour; standard deviation [SD]: 18.5) and nonsupine OAHI (mean: 12.6 events/hour; SD: 12.6) did not differ significantly (P = .10). The supine CAHI (mean: 1.9 events/hour; SD: 2.7) and nonsupine CAHI (mean: 3.1 events/hour; SD: 3.7; P = .15), the supine SpO₂ nadir (mean: 81.2%; SD: 6.3) and nonsupine SpO₂ nadir (mean: 81.8%; SD: 5.3; P = .70), the supine mean SpO₂ (mean: 95.5%; SD: 1.9) and nonsupine mean SpO₂ saturation (mean: 95.3%; SD: 2.4; P = .34), and the supine ETCO₂ (mean: 45.4 mm Hg; SD: 5.3) and nonsupine ETCO₂ (mean: 42.5 mm Hg; SD: 10.1; P = .24) were also similar.

Conclusions:

There were no significant improvements in OSA metrics during nonsupine sleep in infants with CP ± L. Prior to recommending nonsupine positioning which increases infant’s exposure to sudden infant death syndrome risk, we advocate obtaining a PSG to verify an objective improvement in OSA.

Keywords

cleft palate obstructive sleep apnea sleep position polysomnogram Pierre Robin sequence sleep study

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Sleep Position: Does It Matter for Infants With a Cleft Palate?

Abstract

Objective:

Design:

Setting:

Patients:

Main Outcome Measures:

Results:

Conclusions:

Keywords

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