Abstract
Background:: Children with obstructive sleep apnoea commonly undergo adenotonsillectomy as first-line surgical treatment. This paper aimed to investigate whether this intervention was associated with weight gain after surgery in the paediatric population with obstructive sleep apnoea. Method:: Two independent researchers systematically reviewed the literature from 1995 to 2014 for studies on patients who underwent adenotonsillectomy with weight-based measurements before and after surgery. The databases used were Ovid Medline, Embase and PubMed. Results:: Six papers satisfied all inclusion criteria. Four of these papers showed a significant weight increase and the others did not. The only high quality, randomised, controlled trial showed a significant increase of weight gain at seven months follow up, even in patients who were already overweight before their surgery. Conclusion:: The current evidence points towards an association between adenotonsillectomy and weight gain in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea in the short term.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 214-218 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Laryngology and Otology |
| Volume | 130 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 21 Dec 2015 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2016 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Adenoidectomy
- Obesity
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Review
- Systematic
- Tonsillectomy
- Weight Gain
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Otorhinolaryngology
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