Reducing diagnostic gaps: Chilean Consensus on Respiratory Polygraphy in Children with Suspected Sleep-Disordered Breathing

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DANIEL ZENTENO A.
Hospital Guillermo Grant Benavente. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Concepción. Concepción
PABLO BROCKMANN V.
Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Santiago
SELIM ABARA E.
Hospital Exequiel González Cortes. Clínica Las Condes. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile. Santiago
KATALINA BERTRÁN S.
Clínica Alemana de Santiago. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Desarrollo. Santiago
IGNACIO OYARZÚN A.
Hospital Josefina Martínez, Santiago
STEFHANIE NAYAR E.
Hospital Roberto del Río. Clínica Dávila. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Diego Portales. Santiago
CLAUDIA ASTUDILLO M
Hospital Josefina Martínez, Santiago
CAROLINA CAMPOS O.
Complejo Asistencial Dr. Sótero del Río
PÍA ESCOBAR A.
Hospital Roberto del Río. Clínica Santa María. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de los Andes. Santiago
JUAN ANDRÉS NAVARRO R.
Hospital Regional de Temuco Dr. Hernán Henríquez Aravena. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Frontera. Temuco
ANA MOYA-ISAMITT
Red Salud UC Christus. Instituto profesional DUOC UC. Santiago
GERARDO TORRES-PUEBLA
Hospital Guillermo Grant Benavente. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Concepción. Concepción
GONZALO MOSCOSO AL.
Hospital Josefina Martínez, Santiago
FRANZ FARBINGER P.
Hospital Clínico San Borja-Arriarán. Universidad de Chile. Santiago
RICARDO ALARCÓN G.
Hospital Guillermo Grant Benavente. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Concepción. Concepción
ALEJANDRA HERNÁNDEZ G.
Hospital Clínico San Borja-Arriarán. Universidad de Chile. Santiago

Abstract

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in children is common, but underdiagnosed in Chile. Polysom­nography (PSG), considered the gold standard for diagnosing SDB, has limited access, so respiratory polygraphy (RP) emerges as a more accessible alternative. This consensus, developed by members of the Chilean Society of Paediatric Pulmonology (SOCHINEP), the Chilean Society of Respiratory Di­seases (SER) and the Chilean Society of Sleep Medicine (SOCHIMES), standardises the use of RP in paediatrics, addressing technical aspects, interpretation and special populations (infants < 3 months, patients in critical care units, obese patients, Down syndrome, craniofacial malformations, and neu­romuscular diseases).

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Keywords.

Sleep apnea síndrome, Respiratory polygraphy, child, Consensus

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Vol. 41 No. 3 (2025)
Section
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
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ZENTENO A. , D., BROCKMANN V., P., ABARA E., S., BERTRÁN S., K., OYARZÚN A., I., NAYAR E., S., ASTUDILLO M, C., CAMPOS O., C., ESCOBAR A., P., NAVARRO R., J. A., MOYA-ISAMITT, A., TORRES-PUEBLA, G., MOSCOSO AL., G., FARBINGER P., F., ALARCÓN G., R., & HERNÁNDEZ G., A. (2025). Reducing diagnostic gaps: Chilean Consensus on Respiratory Polygraphy in Children with Suspected Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Revista Chilena De Enfermedades Respiratorias, 41(3), 199–203. Retrieved from https://www.revchilenfermrespir.cl/index.php/RChER/article/view/1292

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