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Clinical outcomes after tracheoplasty in patients with congenital tracheal stenosis in 1997-2014
Akiko Yokoi1, Tomomi Hasegawa2, Yoshihiro Oshima2
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
Background:
Mortality and morbidity of congenital tracheal stenosis (CTS) remain high. The aim of this study was to determine the factors predicting 12-month survival and 2-month successful extubation after tracheoplasty in patients with CTS.
Methods:
Retrospective chart reviews were conducted in patients with CTS undergoing tracheoplasty at a single institution between 1997 and 2014. Patients' characteristics at disease onset and tracheoplasty were summarized. Twelve-month survival rate and 2-month extubation rate without tracheotomy after tracheoplasty were analyzed.
Results:
We reviewed 81 patients' records. Multivariate analysis for 12-month survival revealed that older age (>2 months, hazard ratio [HR]: 0.08, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.02-0.36) or heavier body weight (>4.4 kg, HR: 0.13, 95% CI: 0.02-0.73) at tracheoplasty was a predictive factor for survival. Body weight at tracheoplasty (>8.2 kg, HR: 3.83, 95% CI: 1.88-7.79), preoperative balloon dilatation (HR: 0.30, 95% CI: 0.12-0.78), and carina involvement (HR: 0.36, 95% CI: 0.19-0.69) were predictive factors for successful extubation.
Conclusions:
Although CTS management is individualized, age or body weight at tracheoplasty needs to be considered and assessed for survival, as well as preoperative balloon dilatation, and carina involvement for successful extubation.
Levels Of Evidence:
Level III.
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