Respiratory complications after tracheal extubation are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, suggesting that process improvements in this clinical area are needed. The decreased rate of respiratory adverse events occurring during tracheal intubation since the implementation of guidelines for difficult airway management supports the value of education and guidelines in advancing ...

919 Outcomes of SDB in High Risk Infants at Three Years—Smith et al. INTRODUCTION Structural and functional changes present in the upper airway of infants with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) confer an increased risk of sleep disordered breathing (SDB).1 The changes in facial structures include decreased length and height of the maxilla, basal maxillary retrognathia, decreased length of the mand...

High-pressure water injuries of the oropharynx are uncommon but can cause significant injury and airway compromise when they occur. A small number of cases of high-pressure water injury of the oropharynx have been presented in the literature, detailing a range of effects and outcomes. We describe the first reported case of high-pressure water injury of the oropharynx associated with peritonsill...

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List of illustrations List of Tables Abbreviations Acknowledgements Chapter 1 1.I Background and Aims of Thesis Chapter 2 2.I Embryology 2.II Anatomy 2.III History of Airway Surgery 2.III.a Tracheostomy and Airway intubation 2.III.b Laryngoscopy 2.III.c Bronchoscopy 2.III.d Surgery for laryngotracheal Stenosis 2.III.e Tracheobronchial stenting 2.III.f Lasers 2.III.g Mitomycin-C Chapter 3 3.I Su...

Infantile hemangioma (IH) is the most common tumor of childhood, and although most lesions eventually involute, the proliferative phase may be associated with complications, such as ulceration, bleeding, functional compromise, and anatomic disfigurement. Rarely, IH can have major or life-threatening consequences, such as airway obstruction, high-output congestive heart failure, and consumptive ...

Acute supraglottitis is a medical emergency as it can rapidly lead to airway compromise. With routine pediatric immunization for Hemophilus influenzae serotype b, supraglottitis is now more prevalent in adults, with a shift in the causative organisms and a change in the natural history of this disease. Here, we present a case of supraglottitis due to group B streptococcus that occurred in an ad...

OBJECTIVE/HYPOTHESIS Patients with laryngeal disorders often exhibit changes to cough function contributing to aspiration episodes. Two primary cough variables (peak cough flow: PCF and compression phase duration: CPD) were examined within a biomechanical model to determine their impact on characteristics that impact airway compromise. STUDY DESIGN Computational study. METHODS A Computation...