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Tracheomalacia and bronchomalacia in children: pathophysiology, assessment, treatment and anaesthesia management
Author(s) -
AUSTIN JAMES,
ALI TARIQ
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.00802.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tracheomalacia , tracheobronchomalacia , intensive care medicine , intensive care unit , treatment modality , modalities , bronchoscopy , anesthesia , surgery , airway , social science , sociology
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.