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

Table 1

Demographic characterization of all patients undergoing adenotonsillectomy for OSA indication.

VARIABLE	CHARACTERISTIC	TOTAL	MEAN/PERCENTAGE
Age	Range 1-15 years	167	5.3 (+/- 2.79)
	< 3 years	57	33%
	> 3 years	110	67%
Gender	Male	109	65%
	Female	58	35%
OSA Severity	Mild	6	4%
	Moderate	18	10%
	Severe	143	86%
Adenoids Hypertrophy Grading system (Parikh)	Grades I-II	29	17%
	Grades III - IV	138	83%
Tonsillar Hypertrophy Grading system (Brodsky)	Grade II	21	12%
	Grade III	103	62%
	Grade IV	43	26%
Weight-for-age Z-scores (WHO classification)	<-2	1	0.5%
	-2 to – 1	6	3.5%
	-1 to +1	126	75%
	+1 to +2	35	21%
Time of Complications	Total	6/167	3.59%
	Immediate (<12 h)	4/6	66%
	Early (>12 h)	2/6	34%

Standard deviation. No patients with tonsil grade I were found.