Untangling Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Adenotonsillectomy, and Weight-Beyond the Surgery

Nikhila P Raol^{1

2}, David F Smith^{3

4}, Derek J Lam⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
² Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia.
³ University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
⁴ Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
⁵ Oregon Health and Science University, Portland.

Nikhila P Raol et al. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024.

. 2024 Oct 1;150(10):867-868.

doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2024.2555.

Nikhila P Raol^{1

2}, David F Smith^{3

4}, Derek J Lam⁵

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
² Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia.
³ University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
⁴ Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
⁵ Oregon Health and Science University, Portland.

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Weight Gain After Adenotonsillectomy in Children With Mild Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing: Exploratory Analysis of the PATS Randomized Clinical Trial.
Kirkham EM, Ishman S, Baldassari CM, Mitchell RB, Naqvi SK, Tapia IE, Elden LM, Hassan F, Ibrahim S, Ross K, Cen M, Wang R, Redline S, Chervin RD. Kirkham EM, et al. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Oct 1;150(10):859-867. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2024.2554. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024. PMID: 39172463 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.