Usefulness of Upper Airway Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Pediatric Pulmonary Aspiration

• Published in: JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery Vol. 142; no. 4; p. 339
• Main Authors: Adil, Eelam, Gergin, Ozgul, Kawai, Kosuke, Rahbar, Reza, Watters, Karen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Bronchoscopy - utilization; Child; Child, Preschool; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Laryngomalacia - diagnosis; Laryngomalacia - etiology; Laryngomalacia - therapy; Laryngoscopy - utilization; Laryngostenosis - diagnosis; Laryngostenosis - etiology; Laryngostenosis - therapy; Lung Diseases - diagnosis; Lung Diseases - etiology; Lung Diseases - therapy; Male; Reproducibility of Results; Respiratory Aspiration - complications; Respiratory Aspiration - diagnosis; Respiratory Aspiration - therapy; Retrospective Studies; Time Factors; Tracheomalacia - diagnosis; Tracheomalacia - etiology; Tracheomalacia - therapy; Young Adult

There is no consensus on the evaluation of pediatric patients with aspiration. To determine the yield of direct laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy (DLB) using general anesthesia in pediatric patients who aspirate and to identify clinical predictors of aspiration-related airway lesions. Retrospective revi...