Phenotypes and personalised treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea in children

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Chairs: R. Hamutcu Ersu (Ottawa, Canada), S. Verhulst (Antwerpen, Belgium)
Aims: to identify the signs, symptoms, underlying causes and treatment strategies of obstructive sleep apnoea in infants; to differentiate preschool and school-age children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy and snoring who are at risk of developing obstructive sleep apnoea; to describe the indications, benefits and risks of various therapies for obstructive sleep apnoea in obese children; to list different methods for upper airway evaluation and to describe their role in the management plan of children with obstructive sleep apnoea.

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