Αρχειοθήκη ιστολογίου

Αλέξανδρος Γ. Σφακιανάκης
ΩτοΡινοΛαρυγγολόγος
Αναπαύσεως 5
Άγιος Νικόλαος Κρήτη 72100
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Κυριακή 28 Φεβρουαρίου 2021

Barriers to Decannulation After Double‐Stage Laryngotracheal Reconstruction

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Objectives/Hypothesis

To identify any potential barriers for decannulation in children undergoing double‐staged laryngotracheal reconstruction (dsLTR) beyond the severity of disease itself.

Study Design

Case series with chart review.

Methods

We performed a retrospective chart review from 2008 to 2018 of 41 children who had undergone dsLTR as primary treatment for laryngotracheal stenosis at a stand‐alone tertiary children's hospital. We examined the effect of demographic, medical, and surgical factors on successful decannulation and time to decannulation after dsLTR.

Results

Of the 41 children meeting inclusion criteria who underwent dsLTR, 34 (82%) were decannulated. Age, gender, race, insurance status, medical comorbidity, and multilevel stenosis did not predict overall decannulation. Insurance status did not impact time to decannulation (P = .13, Log‐rank). Factors that increased length of time to decannulation were the use of anterior and posterior cartilage grafts (P = .001, Log‐rank), history of pulmonary disease (P = .05, Log rank), history of cardiac disease (P = .017, Log‐rank), and race/ethnicity (P = .001 Log‐rank).

Conclusion

In a cohort with a similar decannulation rates to previous dsLTR cohorts, we identified no demographic or medical factors that influenced overall decannulation. We did observe that pulmonary comorbidity, cardiac comorbidity, and race/ethnicity lengthens time to decannulation.

Level of Evidence

4 Laryngoscope, 2021

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