A European multicenter outcome study on the different perioperative airway management policies following midface surgery in syndromic craniosynostosis: a proposal for a Standard Operating Procedure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Perioperative airway management following midface advancements in children with Apert and Crouzon/Pfeiffer syndrome can be challenging, and protocols often differ. This study examined airway management following midface advancements and postoperative respiratory complications.

Methods

A multicenter, retrospective cohort study was performed to obtain information about the timing of extubation, perioperative airway management, and respiratory complications after monobloc / le Fort III procedures.

Results

Ultimately, 275 patients (129 monobloc and 146 Le Fort III) were included; 62 received immediate extubation and 162 delayed extubation; 42 had long-term tracheostomies and nine perioperative short-term tracheostomies. Short-term tracheostomies were in most ce

SUBMITTER: Cuperus IE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11584185 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature