PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - M Hubbard
AU  - IB Masters
AU  - GR Williams
AU  - AB Chang
TI  - Severe obstructive sleep apnoea secondary to pressure garments used in the treatment of hypertrophic burn scars
AID  - 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16f29.x
DP  - 2000 Dec 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - 1205--1207
VI  - 16
IP  - 6
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/16/6/1205.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/16/6/1205.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2000 Dec 01; 16
AB  - Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) secondary to pressure garments used to treat hypertrophic scarring of burns has never been reported. The present study describes two children who presented with OSA following introduction of such garments for management of hypertrophic scars following severe facial and upper body burns. Complex sleep polysomnography confirmed severe OSA with desaturations sufficient to result in physiological dysfunction that significantly improved on removal of the garments. As there is little evidence to suggest that the use of such garments alters the end result, the potentially serious side effect of obstructive sleep apnoea should be considered before their use is advised.