Association Between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and Outcomes of Open Airway Reconstruction Surgery in Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Airway reconstruction for adults with laryngotracheal stenosis (LTS) is directed toward improving airway caliber to mitigate the patient's dyspnea and achieve prosthesis-free breathing (ie, without tracheostomy, intraluminal stent, or T-tube). Despite the importance of preoperative risk stratification to minimize postoperative complications, consensus on an objective predictive algorithm for open airway reconstruction is lacking.

Objective

To determine whether the ability to achieve a prosthesis-free airway in adults after open airway reconstruction is associated with red blood cell distribution width (RDW) at the time of surgery.

Design, setting, and participants

Case series study investigating 92 consecutive patients 18 years and older with laryngotrachea

SUBMITTER: Xie DX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6439750 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature