Title |
Interventions for primary (intrinsic) tracheomalacia in children
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Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, October 2012
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DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd005304.pub3 |
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Authors |
Vikas Goyal, I Brent Masters, Anne B Chang |
Abstract |
Tracheomalacia, a disorder of the large airways where the trachea is deformed or malformed during respiration, is commonly seen in tertiary paediatric practice. It is associated with a wide spectrum of respiratory symptoms from life-threatening recurrent apnoea to common respiratory symptoms such as chronic cough and wheeze. Current practice following diagnosis of tracheomalacia includes medical approaches aimed at reducing associated symptoms of tracheomalacia, ventilation modalities of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP), and surgical approaches aimed at improving the calibre of the airway (airway stenting, aortopexy, tracheopexy). |
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