Research Article
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% |
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Standard deviation. No patients with tonsil grade I were found. |