Open AccessAssessment of Constipation in Children With Tracheostomy
Author(s) -
Jeffrey S. Simons,
Deepak Mehta,
David L. Mandell
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
archives of otolaryngology - head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-361X
pISSN - 0886-4470
DOI - 10.1001/archoto.2009.207
Subject(s) - constipation , medicine , pediatrics , airway , cohort , logistic regression , cohort study , anesthesia , surgery
To determine the prevalence of constipation among children with tracheostomy tubes compared with children without tracheostomy tubes. We theorize that patients with tracheostomy may be unable to achieve adequate subglottic pressure for the Valsalva maneuver, which may contribute to constipation.
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