Postoperative respiratory complications of adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in older children: prevalence, risk factors, and impact on clinical outcome.

Abstract

The most important predictors of postsurgical respiratory morbidity were young age, obesity, and the initial severity of OSAS. Surgical therapy yielded significant improvements in quality of life for children with OSAS, and the amelioration was not linked to the occurrence of postoperative respiratory complications.