Table 1.
Patient characteristics and selected surgeries.
| Case | Age, yr | Sex | Height, cm | Weight, kg | Primary disease | Reason for intubation | Preoperative intubation period, days | Primary disease | Past history of AP or high risk of AP | Permission for elimination of VF | Selected surgery | Operation time, min | Bleeding, g | Patient outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | F | 84 | 13.5 | Acute encephalopathy | Dysfunction of respiratory center | 25 | – | + | – | TwPT | 44 | 0 | Transferred to hospital |
| 2 | 0 | F | 58.6 | 5.3 | Severe perinatal asphyxia | Aspiration pneumonia | 23 | – | + | – | TwPT | 55 | 0 | Home-based care |
| 3 | 2 | F | 73 | 9.5 | Acute encephalopathy | Dysfunction of respiratory center | 68 | – | – | N/A | TwPT | 53 | 0 | Home-based care |
| 4 | 2 | M | 78 | 9.2 | Double outlet right ventricle | Congestive heart failure | 358 | + | – | N/A | TwTT | 120 | 0 | Home-based care |
| 5 | 12 | F | 138.7 | 31 | Aicardi syndrome | Aspiration pneumonia | 19 | – | + | – | TwPT | 76 | 0 | Transferred to hospital |
| 6 | 16 | M | 118 | 16 | Cerebral palsy | Status dystonicus | 26 | – | + | + | APS | 194 | 10 | Home-based care |
| 7 | 0 | M | 68 | 7 | Acute encephalopathy | Dysfunction of respiratory center | 37 | – | + | + | APS | 214 | 0 | Home-based care |
| 8 | 0 | F | 57.5 | 3.6 | Pfeiffer syndrome | Upper airway obstruction | 28 | – | + | – | TwPT | 84 | 0 | Died 237 days after the procedure |
| 9 | 1 | F | 78 | 7.9 | Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy | Dysfunction of respiratory center | 8 | – | + | + | APS | 220 | 0 | Home-based care |
| 10 | 0 | F | 54.5 | 3.7 | Trisomy 13 | Respiratory failure | 30 | – | – | N/A | TwPT | 75 | 0 | Home-based care |
| 11 | 6 | F | 110 | 15 | Muscular dystrophy | Respiratory failure | 25 | + | – | N/A | TwTT | 51 | 0 | Home-based care |
| 12 | 1 | F | 66 | 6.3 | Severe perinatal asphyxia | Respiratory failure | 138 | – | – | N/A | TwPT | 92 | 10 | Died 144 days after the procedure |
| 13 | 6 | M | 123 | 29 | Acute encephalopathy | Respiratory failure | 12 | + | – | N/A | TwTT | 66 | 0 | Home-based care |
| 14 | 1 | M | 72.5 | 7 | Severe perinatal asphyxia | Dysfunction of respiratory center | 71 | – | – | N/A | TwPT | 41 | 0 | Transferred to hospital |
| 15 | 2 | F | 85 | 12.1 | Acute encephalopathy | Dysfunction of respiratory center | 34 | – | + | – | TwPT | 54 | 0 | Home-based care |
| 16 | 0 | F | 58.5 | 4.9 | Trisomy 13 | Dysfunction of respiratory center | 84 | – | – | N/A | TwPT | 83 | 0 | Died 113 days after the procedure |
| 17 | 3 | M | 91.6 | 13.9 | Trisomy 18 | Dysfunction of respiratory center | 30 | – | + | – | TwPT | 92 | 5 | Died 44 days after the procedure |
| 18 | 0 | M | 70 | 7 | Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy | Dysfunction of respiratory center | 32 | – | – | N/A | TwPT | 80 | 0 | Hospitalized for 198 days after the procedure |
| 19 | 0 | M | 63.4 | 9.9 | Infantile epilepsy | Dysfunction of respiratory center | 69 | + | – | N/A | TwTT | 62 | 5 | Transferred to hospital |
| 20 | 1 | F | 75 | 8 | Unilateral megalencephaly | Dysfunction of respiratory center | 22 | – | + | – | TwPT | 72 | 0 | Hospitalized for 142 days after the procedure |
| 21 | 8 | M | 120 | 30 | Acute encephalitis with refractory, repetitive partial seizures | Respiratory depression | 40 | + | – | N/A | TwTT | 64 | 0 | Hospitalized for 97 days after the procedure |
AP, Aspiration Pneumonia; VF, Vocal Function; TwTT, Tracheostomy with Temporary Tracheostoma; TwPT, Tracheostomy with Permanent Tracheostoma; APS, Aspiration Prevention Surgery.