Overview

The apnea program at Children’s Minnesota provides unique care for kids with a wide range of breathing problems which require home apnea monitoring and/or additional treatment for gastroesophageal reflux. The apnea program offers support to parents through education and special services.

Conditions treated

• Apparent life-threatening events with central or obstructive apnea (ALTE)
• Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE)
• Unresolved apnea of prematurity
• Neonatal apnea
• Gastroesophageal reflux

Services offered

• Training for parents and caregivers whose infants require in-home apnea monitors and/or treatment of gastroesophageal reflux
• Clinical management of home monitored infants and/or infants diagnosed with significant gastroesophageal reflux
• Professional consultation
• Diagnostic testing and scoring
  • Documented event monitor recording
  • Pneumogram (4-channel recording)
  • Oxygen Saturation Recording