Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy Findings in Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea With vs Without Obesity or Down Syndrome.

Importance: Persistent obstructive sleep apnea after adenotonsillectomy is common in children with Down syndrome or obesity. Drug-induced sleep endoscopy could help to identify anatomic differences in these patients that might affect surgical decision-making.

Objective: To assess drug-induced sleep endoscopy findings in surgically naive children with obstructive sleep apnea with obesity or Down syndrome and compare these findings with children without obesity or Down syndrome.

Parent Perception of Newborn Hearing Screening: Results of a US National Survey.

Importance: An unacceptably high number of children who do not pass universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) are lost to follow-up.

Objectives: To provide insight into parent recall of UNHS.

Design, Setting, And Participants: In this nationally representative cross-sectional survey, 2144 US parent households were surveyed in May 2012 using the Knowledge Panel.

Vocal cord paralysis in children.

Purpose Of Review: Vocal fold paralysis (VFP) is an increasingly commonly identified problem in the pediatric patient. Diagnostic and management techniques honed in adult laryngologic practice have been successfully applied to children.

Recent Findings: Iatrogenic causes, including cardiothoracic procedures, remain a common cause of unilateral VFP.