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- Title
Stomal maturation does not increase the rate of tracheocutaneous fistulas.
- Authors
Levi, Jessica R.; Topf, Michael C.; Mostovych, Nadia K.; Yoo, Estelle; Barth, Patrick C.; Shah, Udayan K.
- Abstract
<bold>Objectives/hypothesis: </bold>To determine the rate of persistent tracheocutaneous fistula (TCF) in pediatric patients managed with stomal maturation at the time of the tracheostomy.<bold>Study Design: </bold>Retrospective chart analysis of all cases of tracheostomy performed at a tertiary pediatric care center between 2001 and 2011.<bold>Methods: </bold>The use of stomal maturation, number of decannulations, number of persistent TCFs, timing of TCF repair, and the overall mortality were assessed.<bold>Results: </bold>A total of 264 patients received tracheostomy between 2001 and 2011. Of the total, 173 (66%) underwent stomal maturation. Of those 173 patients, 89 patients (51% of maturation group) underwent planned decannulation. Forty seven (53%) of the 89 decannulated were found to have a persistent TCF in the stomal maturation group. These were diagnosed an average of 1.3 years (range, 4-43 months) after decannulation. Of the 91 patients (34% of the total) who did not undergo stomal maturation, 44 (48% of nonmaturation group) underwent planned decannulation. Twenty of the 44 patients decannulated (45%) were diagnosed with a residual TCF 8 to 28 months later. Both groups achieved similar rates of decannulation (51% maturation vs. 48% non-maturation [P = .80]) and TCF (27% maturation vs. 22% non-maturation [P = .44]). Overall, mortality rates were (32/173) 18% (matured) versus (26/91) 29% (nonmatured). No mortalities were tracheostomy related. The mean (standard deviation) time from operation to TCF closure among those with TCF was 4.0 (1.9) years.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Comparable rates of persistent TCF with stomal maturation (27%) and without maturation (22%) were found in this single institution's 10-year experience.<bold>Level Of Evidence: </bold>4. Laryngoscope, 126:2395-2398, 2016.
- Subjects
TRACHEOTOMY; FISTULA; SURGICAL complications; PEDIATRIC surgery; SUTURES; LONGITUDINAL method; SKIN diseases; SUTURING; TIME; TRACHEAL diseases; RETROSPECTIVE studies; MEDICAL device removal
- Publication
Laryngoscope, 2016, Vol 126, Issue 10, p2395
- ISSN
0023-852X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/lary.26225