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Pulmonary parameters in children after laryngotracheal reconstruction. 1990

G H Zalzal, and J R Thomsen, and H R Chaney, and C Derkay
Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010.

Laryngotracheal reconstruction in children with autogenous rib cartilage has proved successful in relieving laryngotracheal stenosis. To date, no objective measurements have been available to assess the upper airway's functional ability in these children after decannulation. A pilot study analyzing pulmonary function in 18 children successfully decannulated after laryngotracheal reconstruction was performed. The children ranged in age from 24 months to 12 years and were several months postdecannulation at the time of testing. The results of this pilot study offer an objective assessment of functional capacity after laryngotracheal reconstruction in older children and serve as a basis for objective follow-up. In younger children, pulmonary function values were difficult to obtain and proved to be of no significant value to the overall assessment of functional capacity of the airway.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007829 Laryngostenosis Developmental or acquired stricture or narrowing of the LARYNX. Symptoms of respiratory difficulty depend on the degree of laryngeal narrowing. Laryngeal Stenosis,Acquired Laryngeal Stenosis,Acquired Subglottic Stenosis,Congenital Subglottic Stenosis,Acquired Laryngeal Stenoses,Acquired Subglottic Stenoses,Congenital Subglottic Stenoses,Laryngeal Stenoses,Laryngeal Stenoses, Acquired,Laryngeal Stenosis, Acquired,Laryngostenoses,Stenoses, Acquired Laryngeal,Stenoses, Acquired Subglottic,Stenoses, Congenital Subglottic,Stenoses, Laryngeal,Stenosis, Acquired Laryngeal,Stenosis, Acquired Subglottic,Stenosis, Congenital Subglottic,Stenosis, Laryngeal,Subglottic Stenoses, Acquired,Subglottic Stenoses, Congenital,Subglottic Stenosis, Acquired,Subglottic Stenosis, Congenital
D010865 Pilot Projects Small-scale tests of methods and procedures to be used on a larger scale if the pilot study demonstrates that these methods and procedures can work. Pilot Studies,Pilot Study,Pilot Project,Project, Pilot,Projects, Pilot,Studies, Pilot,Study, Pilot
D011184 Postoperative Period The period following a surgical operation. Period, Postoperative,Periods, Postoperative,Postoperative Periods
D011795 Surveys and Questionnaires Collections of data obtained from voluntary subjects. The information usually takes the form of answers to questions, or suggestions. Community Survey,Nonrespondent,Questionnaire,Questionnaires,Respondent,Survey,Survey Method,Survey Methods,Surveys,Baseline Survey,Community Surveys,Methodology, Survey,Nonrespondents,Questionnaire Design,Randomized Response Technique,Repeated Rounds of Survey,Respondents,Survey Methodology,Baseline Surveys,Design, Questionnaire,Designs, Questionnaire,Methods, Survey,Questionnaire Designs,Questionnaires and Surveys,Randomized Response Techniques,Response Technique, Randomized,Response Techniques, Randomized,Survey, Baseline,Survey, Community,Surveys, Baseline,Surveys, Community,Techniques, Randomized Response
D012129 Respiratory Function Tests Measurement of the various processes involved in the act of respiration: inspiration, expiration, oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, lung volume and compliance, etc. Lung Function Tests,Pulmonary Function Tests,Function Test, Pulmonary,Function Tests, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Function Test,Test, Pulmonary Function,Tests, Pulmonary Function,Function Test, Lung,Function Test, Respiratory,Function Tests, Lung,Function Tests, Respiratory,Lung Function Test,Respiratory Function Test,Test, Lung Function,Test, Respiratory Function,Tests, Lung Function,Tests, Respiratory Function
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000367 Age Factors Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time. Age Reporting,Age Factor,Factor, Age,Factors, Age
D012272 Ribs A set of twelve curved bones which connect to the vertebral column posteriorly, and terminate anteriorly as costal cartilage. Together, they form a protective cage around the internal thoracic organs. Rib

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