Utility of the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire and Pulse Oximetry as Screening Tools in Pediatric Patients with Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

<table>Proposed management algorithm in clinical practice. PSQ positive if 33% of affirmative answers. Physical examination: positive if we found adenoid facies, nasal obstruction, or tonsillar hypertrophy (III-IV). Pulse oximetry positive if Mc Gill index is II or greater. Risk factors: obesity, Down’s syndrome, craniofacial abnormalities, neuromuscular disorders, sickle cell disease, or mucopolysaccharidosis.</table>

Sleep Disorders

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Figure 2: Utility of the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire and Pulse Oximetry as Screening Tools in Pediatric Patients with Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome 

Figure 2 | Utility of the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire and Pulse Oximetry as Screening Tools in Pediatric Patients with Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome 