Is slide tracheoplasty alone enough to improve the surgical outcome?

Cervical slide tracheoplasty.

OBJECTIVE To describe our experience with cervical slide tracheoplasty (CST) in managing complex laryngotracheal disorders. DESIGN Retrospective analysis. SETTING Quaternary care pediatric institution. PATIENTS The study included 29 patients who underwent CST without cardiopulmonary bypass at our institution from January 2003 to January 2011. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Surgery-specific and ov...

Surgical outcome of slide tracheoplasty in patients with long congenital segment tracheal stenosis and single lung.

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study is to assess the surgical outcome of slide tracheoplasty in patients with congenital tracheal stenosis and single lung. METHODS Pre, intra- and postoperative data were collected. Anatomy and associated anomalies were described. RESULTS Seven patients (median age 5 months; range 39 days-1 year) with single lung underwent slide tracheoplasty. Single right lung w...

Slide tracheoplasty in 81 children: Improved outcomes with modified surgical technique and optimal surgical age

The aim of this study was to evaluate the surgical outcome of slide tracheoplasty.Eighty-one patients who underwent slide tracheoplasty were retrospectively reviewed. Before and after operation, all patients were examined by computed tomography (CT) and bronchoscopy regularly.There were 8 deaths and the mortality was 9.9%. They all died of respiratory failure associated with the formation of gr...

Is electrocardiography alone enough to evaluate the right ventricular involvement to predict short-term outcome?

Dominance alone is not enough.