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Non-invasive Respiratory Support in Children with Sleep Disordered Breathing

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The number of children on respiratory support for sleep disordered breathing has increased exponentially over the past few decades. The indications have evolved and the evidence base, though still patchy, has expanded. This chapter discusses the mainstays of non-invasive respiratory support: continuous positive airway pressure and bilevel positive pressure ventilation, with particular reference to their roles in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea and the nocturnal hypoventilation seen in patients with neuromuscular disease respectively. It also introduces the newer hybrid volume-assured pressure support modes of ventilation and comments on high-flow nasal cannula therapy and the role of supplementary oxygen in the treatment of central sleep apnea.

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Tan, Hl. (2021). Non-invasive Respiratory Support in Children with Sleep Disordered Breathing. In: Gozal, D., Kheirandish-Gozal, L. (eds) Pediatric Sleep Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65574-7_25

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