Oral Corticosteroids' Role in Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Children undergoing adenoidectomy and intracapsular tonsillectomy using Coblation™, by the same surgeon at HDF.

The second Group includes children whose parents have refused surgery despite informed understanding of the therapeutic algorithm of OSA. They received medical treatment consisting of a 1-month treatment with intranasal corticosteroids, coupled with a 5-day course of oral corticosteroids (prednisolone) at a safe dose of 1mg/kg.