HONOLULU — Video clips of children could assist in screening for obstructive sleep apnea, as this method was nearly as effective in detecting OSA compared with other tools, according to two studies presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.
“There’s a real shortage for diagnostic tests that are available, particularly polysomnography, for children with obstructive sleep apnea,” Sherri L. Katz, MDCM, MSc, FRCPC, FCCP, chief of pediatric respirology at Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, told Healio. “We need to do better at identifying which children really