Table 1 Awareness, attitude and satisfaction of SDB management
n=102 | |
|---|---|
Section A | |
Do you consider SDB in your clinical practice? | 58 (57%) |
Do you think SDB is a problem: | |
Very relevant | 44 (43%) |
Relevant | 52 (51%) |
Little relevant | 6 (6%) |
Are parents informed about SDB? | 47 (46%) |
The family of children with SDB are aware of potential serious complications of SDB? | 16 (16%) |
Section B | |
How do you make SDB diagnosis | |
clinical evidence | 32 (31%) |
clinical evidence and instrumental measurements | 70 (69%) |
Section C | |
Managing patient with SDB, how often do you propose the following treatment | |
Drugs: | |
never | 17 (17%) |
rarely | 32 (31%) |
often | 46 (45%) |
very often | 7 (7%) |
Adenoidectomy | |
never | 8 (8%) |
rarely | 42 (41%) |
often | 50 (49%) |
very often | 2 (2%) |
Adenotonsillectomy | |
never | 6 (6%) |
rarely | 51 (50%) |
often | 41 (40%) |
very often | 4 (4%) |
Weight loss | |
never | 5 (5%) |
rarely | 37 (36%) |
often | 52 (51%) |
very often | 8 (8%) |
Non-invasive ventilation | |
never | 49 (48%) |
rarely | 43 (42%) |
often | 8 (8%) |
very often | 2 (2%) |
Section D | |
Are you satisfied how you managed SDB patients? | 51 (50%) |
Do you perform the night pulse oximetry tests on a child | 67 (66%) |
Do you perform the poligraphy with monitoring complete cardiorespiratory tests on a child | 47 (46%) |
Do you perform the complete polysomnography with EEG tests on a child | 23 (23%) |