North n=53 | Center n=13 | South n=36 | p-value | |
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Section A | ||||
Do you consider SDB in your clinical practice? | 31 (58%) | 10 (77%) | 17 (47%) | 0.191 |
Do you think SDB is a problem: | 0.621 | |||
Very relevant | 21 (40%) | 7 (54%) | 16 (44%) | |
Relevant | 30 (57%) | 5 (38%) | 17 (47%) | |
Little relevant | 2 (4%) | 1 (8%) | 3 (8%) | |
Are parents informed about SDB? | 32 (60%) | 4 (31%) | 11 (31%) | 0.011 |
The family of children with SDB are aware of potential serious complications of SDB? | 10 (19%) | 1 (8%) | 5 (14%) | 0.697 |
Section B | ||||
How do you make SDB diagnosis | 0.011 | |||
clinical evidence | 17 (32%) | 0 (0%) | 15 (42%) | |
clinical evidence and instrumental measurements | 36 (68%) | 13 (100%) | 21 (58%) | |
Section C | ||||
Managing patient with SDB, how often do you propose the following treatment | ||||
Drugs : | 0.001 | |||
never | 6 (11%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (31%) | |
rarely | 24 (45%) | 3 (23%) | 5 (14%) | |
often | 20 (38%) | 7 (54%) | 19 (53%) | |
very often | 3 (6%) | 3 (23%) | 1 (3%) | |
Adenoidectomy | 0.191 | |||
never | 4 (8%) | 3 (23%) | 1 (3%) | |
rarely | 21 (40%) | 4 (31%) | 17 (47%) | |
often | 27 (51%) | 5 (38%) | 18 (50%) | |
very often | 1 (2%) | 1 (8%) | 0 (0%) | |
Adenotonsillectomy | 0.032 | |||
never | 4 (8%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (6%) | |
rarely | 24 (45%) | 3 (23%) | 24 (67%) | |
often | 23 (43%) | 8 (62%) | 10 (28%) | |
very often | 2 (4%) | 2 (15%) | 0 (0%) | |
Weight loss | 0.461 | |||
never | 2 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (8%) | |
rarely | 18 (34%) | 7 (54%) | 12 (33%) | |
often | 30 (57%) | 4 (31%) | 18 (50%) | |
very often | 3 (6%) | 2 (15%) | 3 (8%) | |
Non-invasive ventilation | 0.363 | |||
never | 27 (51%) | 5 (38%) | 17 (47%) | |
rarely | 22 (42%) | 5 (38%) | 16 (44%) | |
often | 2 (4%) | 3 (23%) | 3 (8%) | |
very often | 2 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
Section D | ||||
Are you satisfied how you managed SDB patients? | 29 (55%) | 8 (62%) | 14 (39%) | 0.217 |
Do you perform the night pulse oximetry tests on a child | 35 (66%) | 11 (85%) | 21 (58%) | 0.219 |
Do you perform the poligraphy with monitoring complete cardiorespiratory tests on a child | 26 (49%) | 7 (54%) | 14 (39%) | 0.571 |
Do you perform the complete polysomnography with EEG tests on a child | 15 (28%) | 2 (15%) | 6 (17%) | 0.449 |