Beomsu Shin1, Kang Kim1, Byeong-Ho Jeong1, Jung Seop Eom2, Won Jun Song3, Hojoong Kim1. 1. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. 2. Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, South Korea. 3. Department of Critical Care, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Post-tracheostomy tracheal stenosis (PTTS) can be divided into four types according to stenosis mechanism and site: subglottic, stoma, cuff, and tip granuloma. However, there is little information available regarding clinical differences among types of PTTS; therefore, we evaluated the clinical differences between these types. METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated 99 PTTS patients who underwent interventional bronchoscopy between 2004 and 2014. Patients were divided into two groups according to pathophysiological similarities as follows: subglottic or stoma type (n=59) and cuff or tip type (n=40). RESULTS: There were no differences in baseline characteristics between groups. However, silicone stents were more frequently needed in patients with subglottic or stoma type stenosis (76%) than those with cuff or tip type stenosis (55%, P=0.031) to maintain airway patency. On the contrary, permanent tracheostomy was more frequently performed in patients with cuff or tip type stenosis (50%) than those with subglottic or stoma type stenosis (19%, P=0.002). Finally, successful removal of the tracheostomy tube without surgery and procedure- or disease-related mortality were more frequently achieved in patients with subglottic or stoma type stenosis (71%) than those with cuff or tip type stenosis (45%, P=0.012). CONCLUSIONS: Although there were no significant differences in baseline characteristics between PTTS types, patients with subglottic or stoma type stenosis had more favorable outcomes than those with cuff or tip type stenosis. Therefore, it could be important to distinguish between types of PTTS when assessing prognosis.
BACKGROUND: Post-tracheostomy tracheal stenosis (PTTS) can be divided into four types according to stenosis mechanism and site: subglottic, stoma, cuff, and tip granuloma. However, there is little information available regarding clinical differences among types of PTTS; therefore, we evaluated the clinical differences between these types. METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated 99 PTTS patients who underwent interventional bronchoscopy between 2004 and 2014. Patients were divided into two groups according to pathophysiological similarities as follows: subglottic or stoma type (n=59) and cuff or tip type (n=40). RESULTS: There were no differences in baseline characteristics between groups. However, silicone stents were more frequently needed in patients with subglottic or stoma type stenosis (76%) than those with cuff or tip type stenosis (55%, P=0.031) to maintain airway patency. On the contrary, permanent tracheostomy was more frequently performed in patients with cuff or tip type stenosis (50%) than those with subglottic or stoma type stenosis (19%, P=0.002). Finally, successful removal of the tracheostomy tube without surgery and procedure- or disease-related mortality were more frequently achieved in patients with subglottic or stoma type stenosis (71%) than those with cuff or tip type stenosis (45%, P=0.012). CONCLUSIONS: Although there were no significant differences in baseline characteristics between PTTS types, patients with subglottic or stoma type stenosis had more favorable outcomes than those with cuff or tip type stenosis. Therefore, it could be important to distinguish between types of PTTS when assessing prognosis.
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