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Morimoto Y, Ohyamaguchi A, Inoue M, Yokoe C, Hanamoto H, Imaizumi U, Sugimura M, Niwa H. Airway management for glossopexy in infants with micrognathia and obstructive breathing. J Clin Anesth 2016; 36:127-132. [PMID: 28183550 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2016.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2016] [Revised: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVES To identify airway management and tracheal intubation techniques for glossopexy in infants with preexisting airway obstruction under general anesthesia. DESIGN Retrospective, observational study. SETTINGS Operating room of a university hospital between January 2003 and March 2015. All operations were performed by oral and maxillofacial surgeons. PATIENTS Thirteen patients who received general anesthesia for glossopexy and reversal after 7 months. MEASUREMENTS The medical records of these infants were retrospectively examined to evaluate the following: age, sex, height and weight at surgery, preoperative airway status, tracheal intubation route (oral or nasal), method for inducing general anesthesia, method for establishing the airway during mask ventilation, apparatus used for tracheal intubation, Cormack-Lehane classification when using a Macintosh laryngoscope and video laryngoscope, and the need for airway placement after extubation. RESULTS Prone positioning and/or an airway of some kind before surgery were required in 38.5% of infants needing glossopexy. Difficult mask ventilation was common, occurring in 50% of the patients, and the incidence of airway placement during mask ventilation was significantly higher in infants with preoperative complete or incomplete obstruction (100%) than in infants with snoring (25%). Of these high-risk infants, 25% could not be intubated with a direct laryngoscope or Glidescope Cobalt and required fiberoptic intubation. CONCLUSION There are severe cases of infants with difficult mask ventilation and difficult tracheal intubation in which a fiberscope is required because video laryngoscopy fails to improve the view of the larynx.
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- Yoshinari Morimoto
- Division of Anesthesiology, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Dentistry, Graduate School of Dentistry, Kanagawa Dental University, 82, Inaoka-cho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 238-8580, Japan; Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, 1-8, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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- Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, 1-8, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, 1-8, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Anesthesiology, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Dentistry, Graduate School of Dentistry, Kanagawa Dental University, 82, Inaoka-cho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 238-8580, Japan
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- Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, 1-8, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Anesthesiology, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Dentistry, Graduate School of Dentistry, Kanagawa Dental University, 82, Inaoka-cho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 238-8580, Japan
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- Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Dentistry, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1, Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, 1-8, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Cozzi DA, Zani A, Conforti A, Colarizi P, Moretti C, Cozzi F. Pathogenesis of apparent life-threatening events in infants with esophageal atresia. Pediatr Pulmonol 2006; 41:488-93. [PMID: 16547935 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Many infants with a repaired esophageal atresia (EA) undergo fundoplication, aortopexy, or glossopexy because the mechanisms most responsible for airway obstruction and/or apparent life-threatening event (AO/ALTE) syndrome are considered to be gastroesophageal reflux (GER), tracheal compression (TC), or obstructive apnea, respectively. In the present study, we investigated whether these mechanisms are independent or interrelated. We developed a database of 120 consecutive patients with EA treated by the senior author between 1967-2002. We studied the clinical manifestations of patients with a cervical esophagostomy and/or blind lower esophageal stump, which ruled out TC and/or proximal esophageal GER as a mechanism for AO/ALTE. Of 25 neonates who underwent section/ligation of lower tracheo-esophageal fistula and/or feeding gastrostomy, 10 critically ill neonates died. Of 15 survivors, 9 infants had a feeding gastrostomy without an esophagostomy. Of these, 6 infants presented one or more episodes of AO, and 8 presented ALTE with or without AO. Subsequently, 5 of the 9 infants underwent an esophagostomy. Eventually, 11 infants had a feeding gastrostomy with an esophagostomy. Of the latter, 5 infants presented one or more episodes of AO, and 6 presented ALTE without AO. In conclusion, oral feeding, proximal esophageal GER, and TC are not essential for AO/ALTE syndrome to occur. They are probably factors which offer evidence of an underlying problem with control of upper airway patency.
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- D A Cozzi
- Pediatric Surgery Unit, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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Austin J, Ali T. Tracheomalacia and bronchomalacia in children: pathophysiology, assessment, treatment and anaesthesia management. Paediatr Anaesth 2003; 13:3-11. [PMID: 12535032 DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.00802.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Tracheomalacia and bronchomalacia are becoming increasingly well recognized. Although pathologically benign conditions, they are responsible for considerable morbidity, occasional mortality and significant difficulties in the operating theatre and intensive care unit. We performed an extensive literature search to identify causal associations, methods of clinical and investigative assessment, treatment modalities and anaesthetic experience with these conditions.
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- James Austin
- Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK
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Cozzi F, Morini F, Casati A, Camanni D, Zani A, Cozzi DA. Glossopexy as an alternative to aortopexy in infants with repaired esophageal atresia and upper airway obstruction. J Pediatr Surg 2002; 37:202-6. [PMID: 11819199 DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.30255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Clinical manifestations of airway obstruction in infants with repaired esophageal atresia or tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF) are attributed conventionally to tracheomalacia. In the current study, the authors tested the hypothesis that a retrodisplacement of the tongue (glossoptosis), by causing a functional upper airway obstruction (obstructive apnea/hypopnea), may play a role in the pathogenesis of the respiratory problems. METHODS The records of 5 infants with repaired EA/TEF and respiratory symptoms treated by glossopexy, which serves to anchor the tongue forward, were reviewed. Prompt improvement after glossopexy in clinical manifestations, in blood gas exchange, and in weight velocity was used to establish a primary cause-effect relationship between glossoptosis and respiratory problems. RESULTS Before glossopexy, all infants presented with severe respiratory distress. Three infants had life-threatening events requiring recurrent or chronic airway intubation. Four infants had severe tracheomalacia, diagnosed at bronchoscopy. All infants presented obstructive apnea/hypopnea with desaturation. Body weight was below the third percentile in all infants. After glossopexy, 3 presented a marked clinical improvement associated with significant increase in mean oxygen saturation (88% +/- 0.4 SE v 95% +/- 0.3 SE; P <.001). In another infant, glossopexy allowed permanent decannulation but did not relieve the problem during crying or excitement when obstructive hypopnea with desaturation required supplemental oxygen. After glossopexy and despite subsequent aortopexy, the last infant could not be extubated and died later of mycotic sepsis. Autopsy results showed a vascular ring. In the 4 surviving infants, glossopexy was followed promptly by significant catch-up growth and subsequent normal growth velocity (P =.03). CONCLUSIONS Present findings support the concept that, in some infants with EA/TEF, respiratory problems are mainly caused by recurrent obstructive apnea/hypopnea, which may be treated successfully by lip-tongue adhesion procedures. Severe airway obstruction, not relieved by glossopexy, requires aortopexy to reduce the respiratory load imposed by tracheomalacia.
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Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea occurs in about 2% of children, and manifests as snoring, difficulty breathing, and witnessed apneic spells. Daytime symptoms include excessive sleepiness with poor performance and behavior problems. Severe forms may be associated with failure-to-thrive or death. The gold standard diagnostic procedure is overnight polysomnography and is indicated in high-risk patients. While most pediatric patients with obstructive sleep apnea can be treated with tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy; uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, tracheotomy, or other procedures are sometimes indicated. Nonsurgical treatment with continuous positive airway pressure is used in some children. Postoperative management in high-risk children includes careful perioperative monitoring and postoperative polysomnography.
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- C M Bower
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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