S O'Donnell1, J Murphy, S Bew, L C Knight. 1. Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George St., Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To examine one consultant's experience of aryepiglottoplasty at Leeds General Infirmary. To identify risk factors for post-operative complications. Comparing the outcomes of surgery with the published literature on aryepiglottoplasty. DESIGN: A retrospective case series of consecutive patients undergoing aryepiglottoplasty identified from theatre records. SETTING: The Otolaryngology Department, Leeds General Infirmary. This is part of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and is a tertiary referral centre with regional paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and specialises in managing paediatric airway pathology. PARTICIPANTS: Ninety-one consecutive cases of aryepiglottoplasties, between 1997 and 2005. The medical records for 84 cases were reviewed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Unplanned admissions to PICU, complication rate, length of post-operative hospital stay, and successful resolution of symptoms amongst our patient group. RESULTS: The primary indication for surgery was found to be severe stridor. There was a low rate (3.6%) of unplanned admissions to the PICU. 7.1% of patients suffered a post-operative aspiration pneumonia. The majority (66.7%) of patients were able to return home after just one night in hospital. 11.9% of patients continued to have some stridor at follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: The majority of patients undergoing aryepiglottoplasty for isolated laryngomalacia can be monitored overnight on a paediatric surgical ward and return home the following day (85%). Furthermore, they should expect improvement of their stridor with a single procedure (90%). Aryepiglottoplasty at an experienced unit is a low-risk procedure with a high success rate.
OBJECTIVES: To examine one consultant's experience of aryepiglottoplasty at Leeds General Infirmary. To identify risk factors for post-operative complications. Comparing the outcomes of surgery with the published literature on aryepiglottoplasty. DESIGN: A retrospective case series of consecutive patients undergoing aryepiglottoplasty identified from theatre records. SETTING: The Otolaryngology Department, Leeds General Infirmary. This is part of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and is a tertiary referral centre with regional paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and specialises in managing paediatric airway pathology. PARTICIPANTS: Ninety-one consecutive cases of aryepiglottoplasties, between 1997 and 2005. The medical records for 84 cases were reviewed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Unplanned admissions to PICU, complication rate, length of post-operative hospital stay, and successful resolution of symptoms amongst our patient group. RESULTS: The primary indication for surgery was found to be severe stridor. There was a low rate (3.6%) of unplanned admissions to the PICU. 7.1% of patients suffered a post-operative aspiration pneumonia. The majority (66.7%) of patients were able to return home after just one night in hospital. 11.9% of patients continued to have some stridor at follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: The majority of patients undergoing aryepiglottoplasty for isolated laryngomalacia can be monitored overnight on a paediatric surgical ward and return home the following day (85%). Furthermore, they should expect improvement of their stridor with a single procedure (90%). Aryepiglottoplasty at an experienced unit is a low-risk procedure with a high success rate.
Authors: Kristine E Day; Christopher M Discolo; Jeremy D Meier; Bethany J Wolf; Lucinda A Halstead; David R White Journal: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Date: 2011-10-10 Impact factor: 3.497
Authors: Ahmed El-Sobki; Reham A E Ibrahim; Ayman Amer; Menna Ibrahim Hashish; Mohamed E El-Deeb; Noha Ahmed El-Kholy; Ahmed Salama Abdelmeguid Journal: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol Date: 2021-10-16 Impact factor: 2.503