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Paediatric tracheostomy: an analysis of 40 cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. P. Dubey  and
J. P. Garap
S. P. Dubey*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Port Moresby General Hospital, Papua New Guinea
J. P. Garap
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Port Moresby General Hospital, Papua New Guinea
*
Address for correspondence: Dr S. P. Dubey, Post Box 3265, Boroko, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea. Fax: (675) 3250342
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Abstract

Tracheostomy in the paediatric patient has been associated with significant morbidity and mortality compared to that in the adult. A retrospective analysis was made of 40 patients up to the age of 12 years having tracheostomies. Upper airway obstruction made up the commonest (32 patients, or 80 per cent) indication for paediatric tracheostomy in our series where males slightly outnumbered females. The majority (31 patients, or 77.5 per cent) underwent the operation under general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation. Thirty-four (85 per cent) patients underwent ‘planned’ tracheostomies and six (15 per cent) underwent ‘crash’ procedures. Thirteen (32.5 per cent) patients were under the age of one year when tracheostomies were performed. The maximum duration of tracheostomies was between one week to within a month and after one month to within three months; each containing 11 (27.5 per cent) patients.

Sixty-four different surgical procedures were performed on these patients in which laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy were the commonest procedures. Nine (22.5 per cent) had early post-operative and 14 (35 per cent) had late post-operative complications. Among these 40 children with tracheostomies, one (2.5 per cent) died due to a tracheostomy-related cause and 10 (25 per cent) due to the primary disease process itself. Tracheostomies performed to provide access for general anaesthesia for other surgical procedures were associated with a better prognosis.

Keywords

TracheostomyChildPost-operative complications

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 7 , July 1999 , pp. 645 - 651
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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