[Disturbances of upper airway patency and their sequelae]. / Zaburzenia droznosci górnych dróg oddechowych i ich nastepstwa.

The authors present their investigations of the effects of upper airway compromise from hypertrophy of lymphoid tissue, nasal polyps, deviated nasal septum and hypertrophy of the nasal conchae. All the patients were under the age of 18 years. Methods of assessing children with airway compromise include 6-hour polysomnography (PSG). Special attention was paid to the heart function, as well as to pO2 and pCO2 saturation. Computer analysis of PSG studies revealed disturbances in circulatory system function, unnoticed in routine physical examination. The results may serve as one more voice in a debate about the advisability of surgical treatment of airway compromise performed in childhood.