OSA Screener of Limited Clinical Use in Children, Study Finds

  • Posted in Sleep Apnoea
  •  By Loran Simon

doctor and childCanadian researchers in a study to identify a good screening tool for obstructive sleep apnoea in children have identified that the 16-item American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) diagnosed significantly more patients as having sleep apnoea when compared to polysomnography. It was found that the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) screening tool for moderate to severe OSA has a 78% false-positive rate.
The findings of the study suggest that the 16 point tool serves little or no benefit in the preoperative screening of OSA in children. According to Cheryl Gooden, MD, associate professor of anesthesiology and pediatrics, the low percentage of specificity leads to the many false positive results and misdiagnosed OSA.


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