Prognostic factors in the management of pediatric subglottic stenosis. 2021

Sarah Debs, and Aasif A Kazi, and Dustin Bastaich, and Leroy Thacker, and Rajanya S Petersson
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.

OBJECTIVE We report outcomes of endoscopic interventions in the management of pediatric subglottic stenosis (SGS), and factors that lead to open airway reconstruction. METHODS A retrospective cohort review of all pediatric patients with SGS, treated by a single surgeon, at a tertiary academic medical center from 2012 to 2020 was conducted. Variables recorded included patient demographics, initial grade of stenosis, gestational age, length of intubation, comorbidities as well as total number of interventions. RESULTS A total of 47 patients were included in the study, of which 51% (n = 24) were female. Laryngotracheal reconstruction (LTR) was performed in 49% (n = 23) of patients. Decannulation was achieved in 25 of 32 tracheostomized patients. Fifteen patients did not have tracheostomy. There was a significant difference in gestational age (28.7 ± 5.36 vs 33.2 ± 6.13), initial grade of stenosis (2.3 ± 0.82 vs 1.6 ± 0.88), and total number of interventions (5.7 ± 2.8 vs 2.3 ± 1.5) when stratifying patients proceeding to LTR versus not (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference, however, in the length of intubation between the two groups. Of the comorbidities recorded, none were found to have a significant impact on the outcome. CONCLUSIONS Subglottic stenosis is a challenging condition to treat, often requiring multiple interventions including LTR. We propose a set of risk factors that may assist in the treatment of SGS patients with certain comorbidities to minimize interventions and maximize outcomes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
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
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D003251 Constriction, Pathologic The condition of an anatomical structure's being constricted beyond normal dimensions. Stenosis,Stricture,Constriction, Pathological,Pathologic Constriction,Constrictions, Pathologic,Pathologic Constrictions,Pathological Constriction,Stenoses,Strictures
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes

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