1. A European multicenter outcome study on the different perioperative airway management policies following midface surgery in syndromic craniosynostosis:a proposal for a Standard Operating Procedure
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Cuperus, Iris E, Mathijssen, Irene M J, van Veelen, Marie-Lise C, Bouzariouh, Anouar, Stubelius, Ingrid, Kölby, Lars, Lundborg, Christopher, Das, Sumit, Johnson, David, Wall, Steven A, Larysz, Dawid F, Dowgierd, Krzysztof, Koszowska, Małgorzata, Schulz, Matthias, Gratopp, Alexander, Thomale, Ulrich-Wilhelm, Zafra Vallejo, Víctor, Redondo Alamillos, Marta, Ferreras Vega, Rubén, Apolito, Michela, Vergnaud, Estelle, Paternoster, Giovanna, Khonsari, Roman H, Cuperus, Iris E, Mathijssen, Irene M J, van Veelen, Marie-Lise C, Bouzariouh, Anouar, Stubelius, Ingrid, Kölby, Lars, Lundborg, Christopher, Das, Sumit, Johnson, David, Wall, Steven A, Larysz, Dawid F, Dowgierd, Krzysztof, Koszowska, Małgorzata, Schulz, Matthias, Gratopp, Alexander, Thomale, Ulrich-Wilhelm, Zafra Vallejo, Víctor, Redondo Alamillos, Marta, Ferreras Vega, Rubén, Apolito, Michela, Vergnaud, Estelle, Paternoster, Giovanna, and Khonsari, Roman H
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BACKGROUND: Perioperative airway management following midface advancements in children with Apert and Crouzon/Pfeiffer syndrome can be challenging, and protocols often differ. This study examined airway management following midface advancements and postoperative respiratory complications.METHODS: A multicenter, retrospective cohort study was performed to obtain information about the timing of extubation, perioperative airway management, and respiratory complications after monobloc / le Fort III procedures.RESULTS: Ultimately, 275 patients (129 monobloc and 146 Le Fort III) were included; 62 received immediate extubation and 162 delayed extubation; 42 had long-term tracheostomies and nine perioperative short-term tracheostomies. Short-term tracheostomies were in most centers reserved for selected cases. Patients with delayed extubation remained intubated for three days (IQR 2 - 5). The rate of no or only oxygen support after extubation was comparable between patients with immediate and delayed extubation, 58/62 (94%) and 137/162 (85%) patients, respectively. However, patients with immediate extubation developed less postoperative pneumonia than those with delayed, 0/62 (0%) versus 24/161 (15%) (P = 0.001), respectively. Immediate extubation also appeared safe in moderate/severe OSA since 19/20 (95%) required either no or only oxygen support after extubation. The odds of developing intubation-related complications increased by 21% with every extra day of intubation.CONCLUSIONS: Immediate extubation following midface advancements was found to be a safe option, as it was not associated with respiratory insufficiency but did lead to fewer complications. Immediate extubation should be considered routine management in patients with no/mild OSA and should be the aim in moderate/severe OSA after careful assessment.
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- 2024