The outcome of tracheostomy in children

Swift, A. C.; Rogers, J. H.

doi:10.1017/s0022215100103019

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“…In the present study, tracheostomy-related mortality was less than 2% [3,5,7,10,14,15,19]. However, severe comorbidity led to a high overall mortality rate of 19.6% in those with debilitating illness.…”

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confidence: 42%

“…There were 52 (44.8%) blateQ complications, and 14 (12.1%) children had more than 1 complication. Late morbidity was almost 2-fold greater in children younger than 1 year (34, 29.3%) than in children older than 1 year (18,15.5%) (Fig. 2).…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Chart reviews were undertaken to identify age at time of tracheostomy, indication, duration, complications, and mortality. Data were compared with a series reported from this institution by Swift and Rogers [4,15] in 1987. Analysis was performed using SPSS 12.0.1 for Windows (SPSS, Chicago, Ill).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The present study examines evolving indications, morbidity, and mortality at a leading regional UK center. Findings were compared to a historical series reported in the 1980s to identify changes in health demographics, clinical presentation, and hospital practice [4,15].…”

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Tracheostomy—A 10-year experience from a UK pediatric surgical center

Corbett

Mann

Mitra³

et al. 2007

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

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Tracheostomy—A 10-year experience from a UK pediatric surgical center

Corbett

Mann

Mitra³

et al. 2007

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

126

112

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“…(19) Tracheostomy tube obstruction continuous to be the commonest cause of tracheostomy related death. (20,21) The importance of regular suction, the use of humidification and tube changes cannot be over emphasized to nursing staff and parents.…”

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Tracheostomy in Children: A Clinical Study

Shankar¹,

Nagaraj²

2015

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A trachestomy is a small, surgical opening from the skin to the anterior wall of the trachea, pediatric patients for whom tracheostomy is more hazardous than adults, consideration have different anatomy, medical conditions, and prognoses than adults, even the tracheostomy tubes are different in size, the indications for tracheostomy in children include, bypassing airway obstruction (Laryngo-tracheobronchitis, epiglottitis), providing access for prolong ventilation, and facilitating tracheo-bronchial toilet, to day prime indication for pediatrics tracheostomy is subglottic stenosis. We have reviewed experience with 84 tracheostomies under 13 years of age in our hospital. We are here discussing the common indications and complications, difficulty in decannulation in pediatric patients, in our study the common indication is the foreign body bronchus followed by other conditions.

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