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Table 6 Proportion of children who had unnecessary admissions in each oximetry outcome group

From: Overnight oximetry in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy: a single center experience

Oximetry outcome group

No. of patients with finding

No. of patients with admission (%)

1 (normal oximetry)

198

62 (31.3%)

2 (desaturations not meeting criteria for OSA)

128

72 (56.3)

3 (clusters of desaturations)

140

75 (53.6%)