Multidisciplinary aerodigestive program at a children's hospital: A protocol for a prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children with complex chronic multisystemic diseases frequently require care from multiple pediatric subspecialists. The aerodigestive program is a multidisciplinary program that diagnoses and treats pediatric patients with complex multi-systematic problems affecting airway, breathing, feeding, swallowing, or growth. The aim of this study is to present the protocol of the aerodigestive program of a children's hospital.

Methods and design

This study is a prospective study to evaluate and compare the overall improvement of patients' objective and subjective conditions before and after the AeroDigestive Team (ADT) program. Among children from 1 month to 18 years of age, patients with complex problems of the airway, breathing, feeding, swallowing, or growth meeting at

SUBMITTER: Park M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8550601 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature