PREVALENCIA DE ALTA SOSPECHA DEL SÍNDROME DE APNEA OBSTRUCTIVA DEL SUEÑO EN PREESCOLARES DE BUCARAMANGA

Purposes: To determine the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in a sample of pre-school children and to evaluate the internal consistence of the instrument used.Materials and methods: A descriptive study was done to determine the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in 900 pre-school children. The age range was 3 to 6 years old. The children were registered in public and private institutions from Bucaramanga, from february til may 2003. Sixty (60) schools were selected randomly, in each institution were gathered 15 or 30 double surveys. One directed to the teacher of the selected group and the other one to the relatives. Chi square test and Chronbach alpha were applied to evaluate associations. 0.05 was determined as significant.Results: The prevalence of high suspect of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome was confirmed in 0.5%, IC 95% (0.14 - 1.3) and moderate in 3.55%, IC 95% (2.4 - 5.1). Nocturnal changes postures and snoring were 73.9% and 18%, respectively. No associations were found between age and gender with OSAS (Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome).Conclusions: The OSAS require an interdisciplinary managing; early detection helps a suitable and opportune treatment, that avoid future complications and improves the pre-scholars quality of life.

• Autores: Blanco C., Marly; Santos R., Maria Teresa; Madrigal R., Laura Cristina; Camargo L., Diana Marina
• Fecha de publicación: 2018
• Institución: Universidad Santo Tomás
• Repositorio: Repositorio Institucional USTA
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.usta.edu.co:11634/37143
• Acceso en línea: http://revistas.ustabuca.edu.co/index.php/USTASALUD_ODONTOLOGIA/article/view/1841; http://hdl.handle.net/11634/37143
• License: Derechos de autor 2018 UstaSalud