Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, 3 Lok Man Road, Chaiwan, Hong Kong, China
TK Wong ( 黃達剛 ) MBBS, MRCP, FHKAM, FHKCPaed
Correspondence to: Dr TK Wong
Received September 1, 2006
Polysomnography is the standard investigation for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and a wide range of sleep problems in children. The initial standards were published more than 10 years ago. Over the past decade, technology evolved rapidly. New clinical data were published. This update outlines the current standard, important changes, unanswered questions, and the future direction of development of polysomnography in children.