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Outcomes of Pediatric Titration Sleep Studies Following Empirical Use of Positive Airway Pressure and the Effect on Adherence to Therapy

L Denise Willis, Beverly J Spray, April Scribner, Kristi Pruss and Supriya Jambhekar
Respiratory Care April 2022, 67 (4) 464-470; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.09521
L Denise Willis
Respiratory Care Services, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Beverly J Spray
Arkansas Children’s Research Institute, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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April Scribner
Respiratory Care Services, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Kristi Pruss
Respiratory Care Services, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Supriya Jambhekar
Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is diagnosed through polysomnography (PSG) testing and commonly treated with positive airway pressure (PAP). The initial recommended treatment for pediatric OSA is adenotonsillectomy, but when this is contraindicated or ineffective, PAP is the next option. Children followed in our pediatric sleep disorders center who are diagnosed with OSA and meet criteria for therapy are empirically prescribed a PAP device, usually auto-titrating PAP (APAP), to avoid delays in therapy. Titration PSG is performed later to assess adequacy of settings. The aims of this study were to determine how often PSG titration results in changes to empirically prescribed PAP and to assess adherence to therapy before and after PSG titration.

METHODS: A retrospective medical records review was completed for children diagnosed with OSA, prescribed PAP, and had a titration PSG within a 5-y consecutive period of 2008–2012. Demographic data, type of device, pressure settings, and adherence downloads were reviewed. Adherence was assessed before and after titration overall and compared for those who did and did not have therapy changes following titration.

RESULTS: The study included 121 participants. Median age at the time of the diagnostic PSG was 11 (interquartile range [IQR] 8–14) y. Most (106, 88%) were initially prescribed APAP. Median length of time between initial and follow-up PSG was 6.4 (IQR 4.4–10.1) months. The majority (94, 78%) had therapy changes following titration. Overall, adherence percentage > 4 h per night was not significantly increased post titration (P = .47). There were no statistically significant differences in adherence between those who had therapy changes and those who did not (P = .26).

CONCLUSIONS: Titration studies resulted in therapy modifications for most children. Adherence was not increased following the titration PSG. Changes in therapy did not result in increased adherence. Titration PSGs may optimize empirically prescribed settings.

  • polysomnography
  • titration study
  • obstructive sleep apnea
  • pediatric
  • positive airway pressure
  • auto-titrating positive airway pressure
  • continuous positive airway pressure
  • bi-level positive airway pressure

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  • Correspondence: Supriya Jambhekar MD, 1 Children’s Way, Slot 512–17, Little Rock, AR 72202. E-mail: JambhekarSupriya{at}uams.edu
  • Ms Willis serves as Section Editor for Respiratory Care. The authors have disclosed no other conflicts of interest.

  • Ms Scribner presented a version of this manuscript at SLEEP 2013: the 27th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies held in Baltimore, Maryland, June 1–5, 2013.

  • The study was performed at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas.

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L Denise Willis, Beverly J Spray, April Scribner, Kristi Pruss, Supriya Jambhekar
Respiratory Care Apr 2022, 67 (4) 464-470; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.09521

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Respiratory Care Apr 2022, 67 (4) 464-470; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.09521
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