Respiratory Complications of Adenotonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Pediatric Population

Table 3

A. Time to presentation of respiratory complication in the initial 24 hours after surgery; B. preoperative AHI and Nadir values in the complicated group.

TYPE OF COMPLICATION		TIME TO PRESENTATION	B. Pre AHI	Pre NADIR
Major	Laryngospasm (2)
	Patient #1	0 – 6 hours	53.5	58%
	Patient #2	0 – 6 hours	29.0	62%
	Bronchospasm (2)
	Patient # 3	12 – 24 hours	69.6	87%
	Patient #4	6- 12 hours	49.9	78%
	Reintubation (1)
	Patient #5	0 – 6 hours	52.5	69%
Minor	Severe hypoxemia (1)
	Patient # 6	0 – 6 hours	8.9	66%