ICD-11 classes
12 Diseases of the respiratory system
Sleep-related breathing disorders
7A40 — Central sleep apnoeas
7A40.1 — Primary central sleep apnoea of infancy
ICD-11 7A40.1 — Primary central sleep apnoea of infancy
Primary central sleep apnoea of infancy is characterised by prolonged (> 20 seconds), predominantly central apnoeas or periodic breathing during more than 5% of total sleep time in an infant of at least 37 weeks conceptional age. These events are typically associated with physiological compromise (hypoxemia, bradycardia), or the need for intervention such as stimulation or resuscitation. This diagnosis should be assigned when central events are the predominant finding, even if obstructive or mixed apnoeas or hypopneas are also present.Note: A definitive diagnosis requires objective evidence based on polysomnography or alternative monitoring such as hospital or home monitoring.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 1 item.
- Primary central sleep apnoea of prematurity (7A40.2)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: