Participants
mental incompetence, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, pulmonary infection, OSAS, respiratory tract infection, hepatic or renal insufficiency
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA, CEREBRAL PALSY
The children with OSAS who were diagnosed and required surgical treatment at Hangzhou First People's Hospital affiliated to Zhejiang University, were selected as study subjects. Inclusion criteria: (1) American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification of Grade II; (2) Age 3–14 years old; (3) Meeting the diagnostic criteria of the Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children. Exclusion criteria: (1) Children with recent pulmonary infection or respiratory tract infection; (2) Children with cardiopulmonary, hepatic or renal insufficiency; (3) Children who do not meet the observation position during the extubation period after general anesthesia (e.g., unable to maintain a specific head-high lateral position, etc.); (4) Children with mental incompetence (e.g., cerebral palsy).