Journal Reviews

Investigations in the management of OSA in children

1 November 2016 | | Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Pediatrics, Pulse Oximetry

The purpose of this study was to pick up variation of practice across the UK in the assessment and management of children with suspected OSA, particularly with reference to pulse oximetry and polysomnography. A questionnaire-based survey revealed that preoperative pulse...

A comparison of cold dissection, coblation and diode laser tonsillectomy

1 May 2016 | | Lasers, Pediatrics, Tonsillectomy

Excellence in tonsillectomy is based on the time taken, blood loss and rapid recovery with minimal pain. In this study, 120 children underwent tonsillectomy by three methods, namely cold dissection, coblation and diode laser dissection in three randomly allocated groups...