Beyond Morbidity and Mortality Conference: How Do We Learn From Special Cases?

Objective: Physicians experience scary cases in the course of usual medical practice. Cases of near misses, legal and ethical dilemmas, or unique clinical challenges are great sources of education. However, there is no format for presentation and dissemination of cases that do not meet criteria for morbidity and mortality (M&M) conferences.

Factors affecting completion of sleep studies in pediatric patients with sleep-disordered breathing.

Objectives/hypothesis: To determine demographic factors associated with failure to complete ordered polysomnograms (PSGs) in pediatric patients with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Methods: This study was conducted at an urban safety-net hospital and included 829 patients with SDB, ages 0 to 18 years, for whom PSGs were ordered during a 1-year time period.

Outcomes of Children with Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treated Nonsurgically: A Retrospective Review.

Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by partial or complete obstruction of the upper airway and is commonly caused by adenotonsillar hypertrophy in children. Accordingly, adenotonsillectomy is considered first-line treatment. However, in cases of mild OSA, nonsurgical management has been proposed as an alternative.