Table 4.
Interventions guided by flexible fiber-optic bronchoscopy
| Indications | Findings | Interventions |
|---|---|---|
| Stridor (n = 8) | Subglottic stenosis (4) | Tracheostomy (3) |
| Laryngomalacia (1) | Slide tracheoplasty (1) | |
| Tracheobronchitis (1) | Antibiotic change (1) | |
| Vocal cord paresis (1) | ||
| Atelectasis (n = 42) | Airway malacia (17) | Prolonged PPV (4) |
| Tracheobronchitis (33) | Antibiotic change (4) | |
| Extrinsic compression (5) | Slide tracheoplasty (1) | |
| Advanced investigation (5)* | ||
| Prolonged ventilation requirement (n = 13) | Airway malacia (5) | Tracheostomy (2) |
| Tracheobronchitis (9) | Antibiotic change (5) | |
| Extrinsic compression (3) | Advanced investigation (3)* | |
| Vocal cord paresis (2) | ||
| Suspected airway anomalies (n = 6) | Extrinsic compression (3) | Slide tracheoplasty (3) |
| Complete tracheal ring (1) | Advanced investigations (3)* |
Numbers in parentheses represent frequency
*
CT, pulmonary angiography