Is Surgical Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Infants and Toddlers Safe? A Retrospective Comparative Analysis
OSA surgery in children aged ≤ 2 years is generally safe but carries risks, including longer hospital stays. The higher rate of reoperations in this age group highlights the need for longer follow-up and parental education about the recurrence of clinical symptoms.
Authors
- Tomer Kerman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8032-0111)
- Aviad Sapir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7446-1788)
- Daniel Yafit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6800-1307)
- Yotam Heilig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9685-582X)
- Oren Ziv (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3286-9248)
- Daniel M. Kaplan
- Inbal Golan‐Tripto
- Oriya Damri
- Daniel Levi
Institutions
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Otolaryngology
- Published
- 2026-01-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/coa.70087
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00