Treatment of Tracheomalacia with Aortopexy in Children in Glasgow

Abstract

There were no clinical predictors of outcome identified, but aortopexy is a safe effective procedure for children with severe tracheomalacia.

Paediatric tracheobronchomalacia: Incidence, patient characteristics, and predictors of surgical intervention

“…Clinicians should therefore consider the potential need for anti-reflux medications in children with TBM. Children in this study also demonstrated high indices of prematurity, previous intubations, NICU/PICU admissions, OA/ TOF, cardiac abnormalities, and syndromic disease, all of which prominently feature in series containing children with moderate to severe TBM [22][23][24] .…”

“…Several papers have investigated predictors of successful outcome following TBM surgery. This includes our unit's experience with 30 patients, which did not demonstrate any obvious predictors of positive post-operative outcome 23 . Others have identified varying predictors of postoperative mortality, including cardiovascular disease, pre-operative ventilation requirement, and bronchomalacia 34,35 .…”